It's really expensive, yes. But honestly, another significant part of it is that the way of life of some americans is crazy. I'm considered a spender among my

It's really expensive, yes. But honestly, another significant part of it is that the way of life of some americans is crazy. I'm considered a spender among my peers, and even I am amazed when I discuss with american friends, watching the money they throw away. Most of them have huge food budget: they never cook and eat outside all the time. They have so many recurring payments for so many services. They spend tons money to refund a student load for a degree they never finished, or a mortage on a car or credit cards fees. Cigarets, alcohol, weed, then various kinds of meds. Some of them have several generations of console, one PC, and changed their phone every 2 years for the last decade. When I visited the USA with my father (he worked for an airline), we always ended the trip with flipping through garbages in nice neighbourhoods. Once we found a printer. Another time we found a tennis racket. So when they tell me they are having a hard time with money, it's not easy to be compassionate. I know there are people working 3 jobs, living paycheck to paycheck and eating junk food to survive. But they are not coders in the valley.