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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My area, you can get a house for 100k, a better one for 200k. If you're saving most all income from a 75k job like programming, seems reasonable to be able to afford a house in that timeframe. But that's with very very little spending and still pretty cheap houses.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Where do you live that houses are 100-200k and programmers make 75k?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Where are "programmers" making less than 75k in the west?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, UK (outside of London)...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

In Germany it's difficult to get past 75k.

I current have 52k and they refuse to pay more after 4 years of experience.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I highly do not recommend it but if you move to America you'll make triple.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

The UK? Sounds about right in GBP.