"it's probably a lot harder to become successful and wealthy than here" One thing that is often forgotten is that in Europe it's generally much easier (or less

"it's probably a lot harder to become successful and wealthy than here" One thing that is often forgotten is that in Europe it's generally much easier (or less burdening) to become successful in something that doesn't necessarily make a lot of money in the beginning or ever. It can also be a lot easier to feel rich. If you make three times the average income on consulting, you can pretty much take half the year of and still increase your living standard quite a bit if you wanted to.