Unfortunately, this is not a dogma, but the reality for anyone who has less than 7, 8,000 EUR net. What used to be easy with 1% interest and 5,000 EUR net, without having to pinch pennies, is now challenging with 3.5% interest and 20-30% higher costs for food, etc., even with 6,000 net... I don’t believe these calculations here with 8 EUR/person/day for food, drink, and drugstore items for a second...
Whoever wants to give up everything in the end and live off clothes from the second-hand bazaar and special offers at Lidl... fine...
And whether you prefer to put your 280k into ETFs or pay off your house with it. I do know quite a few who lost their funded retirement savings during the financial crisis back then. The USA are practically bankrupt; it could blow up any day now. I'd rather put it into the house than live off the returns.
6,000€ net, three people, and no rate of 2,400-2,500€ is possible? With 3,500€ it’s only enough for bazaar and special offers? Aside from the fact that the latter isn’t bad, not everyone wants to pay 7€ for a jar of Nutella.
What happens if the USA go bankrupt? Will our euro system break down? Will hyperinflation come? If that happens, your debts become worthless...
But do companies stop producing because of that?