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It's also what propels Americans into a higher standard of living than anywhere else. At a young age I bought a couple investment properties with an enormous amount of debt. Now I'm living a very nice life with little to worry about. Debt is a tool just like a hammer is. Don't be yourself in the head with it, use it to make your life better



> higher standard of living than anywhere else.

Have you by any chance heard of places like Switzerland or Monaco? Even Germany beats USA in terms of poverty and malnutrition among children.


Standard of living isn’t really comparable between people. Most people in Western Europe live really nice lives without the need to buy pointless junk




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