If you want to find out how your monetary existence compares to much of the rest of the world, click here. You enter your yearly income and it tells you how you compare. You may be surprised..I was.
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I was suprised too… and uncomfortable. Most people are probably living with a dollar a day.
I'm also surprised. What a huge disparity, thanks for a thought provoking post…