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shaon0 said:
Ignore him...he's stupid.
Agreed. $20000 sounds very far-fetched. Average income is about $30000-40000 per capita meaning that you will need $30000/40000 x (the number of people in your family) to live comfortably.
 

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Explosions Hurt said:
It's true. My brother is a mechatronic person and he's only making an average of about $60/day, $70 on a good day.

Who are you going to believe? Someone who personally knows a mechatron, or someone who doesn't?
Where does your brother work and how many years has he been doing this for? It seems a little low at $70 a day.... :jaw:
 
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lyounamu said:
Agreed. $20000 sounds very far-fetched. Average income is about $30000-40000 per capita meaning that you will need $30000/40000 x (the number of people in your family) to live comfortably.
In my family there are 6 people. According to you, we would need 30,000 X 6 to live 'comfortably'. That's $180,000!! I strongly doubt my dad makes half of that and we're living pretty well.

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Aquawhite said:
Where does your brother work and how many years has he been doing this for? It seems a little low at $70 a day.... :jaw:
He works for my uncle and he's been working for about 6 years. My uncle says he is paying him award rate, so my brother isn't complaining.
 

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Fair enough then. It just seems a little lower than what is predicted on many of the sites i've looked on. I will take your word for it since you actually know him.
 
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Aquawhite said:
Fair enough then. It just seems a little lower than what is predicted on many of the sites i've looked on. I will take your word for it since you actually know him.
LMAO! I was kidding the entire time. Jeez, some people.

Sorry for being a dickhead.
 

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Fair enough then. It just seems a little lower than what is predicted on many of the sites i've looked on. I will take your word for it since you actually know him.
ahha, he could just be pulling your leg.

How do you know he actually knows him?..you don't
 

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Explosions Hurt said:
In my family there are 6 people. According to you, we would need 30,000 X 6 to live 'comfortably'. That's $180,000!! I strongly doubt my dad makes half of that and we're living pretty well.

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I know. But that's what GDP is like though. Average Australian makes $30000 a year.
 

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Aquawhite said:
Yea, you are a dick! *snarls at Expolsions Hurt*....

lol,

I don't think uni qualified Engineers make 60 or 70 dollars a day...lmao :rofl:


Even checkout chicks make more than that.
 
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Yea, you are a dick! *snarls at Expolsions Hurt*....
Sorry man, but you've got to admit, it was good for a laugh. Come on man, how can you believe that you would only earn $70/day, which equates to about $8.70/hour, for a job you have spent 5 years studying for?
 
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lyounamu said:
I know. But that's what GDP is like though. Average Australian makes $30000 a year.
In the average household there are 2 adults and 3 children, equating to $6,000 needed per capita. Correct?
 

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Explosions Hurt said:
Sorry man, but you've got to admit, it was good for a laugh. Come on man, how can you believe that you would only earn $70/day, which equates to about $8.70/hour, for a job you have spent 5 years studying for?
Yea, ok.... fair enough. That was pretty stupid of me to slightly believe you... I didn't want to start an arguement on the forums with someone I didn't know either. :) Try to be nice as I can to strangers (pedos lurk here)....
 

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Explosions Hurt said:
In the average household there are 2 adults and 3 children, equating to $6,000 needed per capita. Correct?
No GDP per capita is GDP divided by Australian population meaning that the money that average Australian makes is $30000. (including just-born babies, kids, elderly, disabled and everyone!)
 
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lyounamu said:
No GDP per capita is GDP divided by Australian population meaning that the money that average Australian makes is $30000. (including just-born babies, kids, elderly, disabled and everyone!)
I stand corrected. Thanks for that Namu.

With that said, a family could still be 'comfortable" living off $40,000 - $50,000/year, not $180,000.
 

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Explosions Hurt said:
I stand corrected. Thanks for that Namu.

With that said, a family could still be 'comfortable" living off $40,000 - $50,000/year, not $180,000.
Yes, of course... Though it will always depend on your spending habits. Bills. Mortgage (if you have one), support from faimly, where you live etc.
 
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comfortable off 40-50k..? it really depends on your financial situation..

i mean..if you have a mortgage i dont think 40-50k would do much

if you own your own home, then 40-50k i suppose could keep your comfortable but i dnt think you would be at liberty to do much..

i go skiing every year and that forks out about 2k..and i cant live without
skiing..i dont think id be able to live off 40-50k..

also, you have to remember that there may be more than one member of your family contributing to your income..
 

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Explosions Hurt said:
It's true. My brother is a mechatronic person and he's only making an average of about $60/day, $70 on a good day.

Who are you going to believe? Someone who personally knows a mechatron, or someone who doesn't?
lmao are u kidding me? 60 dollars a day, my friend who earns 12 dollars an hour at Kfc can make more then your brother in 6hours , so yeah 70 dollars a day is extremely unrealistic.
 

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