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Did you just say this unironically?
Yes. Stop being poor, the tools are available.
Tax paid education. Tax paid healthcare. Unemployment benefits. Sick pay. Social housing. Good economy. Train is paid by the employer. E-bike leasing paid by your taxes. Child benefits. Daycare subsidies. High minimum wage. Difficult to get fired. Notice period when fired. Can't get fired when pregnant. Maternity leave. You can buy a social house from the government if you agree to live there for 20 years. Wages indexed to inflation. During economic crisis, the companies are pretty much forced to endure it temporarily instead of laying off workers temporarily. Buying first house is 3% tax while buying the 2nd+ house is 12% tax. During energy crisis, people got helped with energy bills. It's well funded to teach people Dutch for free, the VDAB areas look like it's for royalty, ...
Just stop being poor
Ye no, thats not how it works. You have been too caged about how towards the rest of the country is, which is what antwerp just is. You have no idea what poor is and what the cost of living is for average paycheck IF you want to buy something like a house or car. I assume mommy and daddy helped you buy a car? Or always got a company car?
Got a house that mommy and daddy helped pay for so you could actually pay for the loan and have the capital to start the loan?
Oh, hey, and maybe youve always lived with a partner too, which also makes it very much doable since 3/4th the income is good to save to do whatever with.
I don't have a car. Never needed it, i've had 4 different jobs already.
Buy stoxx 600 ETFs. lu908500753
It's the same as having a house, but far more liquid.
Be an attractive human being and find a partner, we have an aging population. Go breed. Seriously, I am disgusted by people that can't form long lasting relationships.
Getting a house... Better done with bank's money, not your own money. Even when you can buy it outright, still better to get the bank to fund most of it.
Have fun living in the same spot for decades then
... You know much it costs to get a house right? You do realise that for a decent house in my neighbourhood i had to pay 160k outright and bank would pay the other half. I do not have 160k just lying around you know. And with current average income that would still take 4 years of working if you didnt spend a dime of your income.
I repeat, you are disconnected from reality
Then don't buy a house, invest in the stock market. It has the same return on investment.
It's a lot more available, you don't pay interest to the bank. You have more job opportunities.
I'm not interested in buying a house. It just locks me down.
I'm not like my dad who worked the same job for 40 years. Times change
Job hopping every few years increases your income