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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's all about what you prefer. Less staff but more piece of mind and security, go to Scandinavia. Here I'm still struggling to pay off student loans and I took out so few. I had to work around my husband's schedule because we couldn't afford daycare. Constantly worrying about breaking a bone or getting sick. No doctor accepts my dental insurance and 1-2 take my health insurance.
Even nearby Baltics have a decent life. Nobody I know works over 40 hours, schools and retraining are widely available, very generous parental leave, free daycare and schooling. 
People in that region travel a lot. My friend just flew to Barcelona for $80. Looking forward to summer and travel in the winter, really helps with the cold climate.[/quote]

Fwiw my friends in Scandinavia all have enormous mortgages.  Go read about mortgage debt in these countries.  My friends also can’t outsource the things we typically do because they are so expensive.  My friends are urban professionals but having a nanny or staying at home is only for the extremely wealthy.  They have similar jobs as my friends here but live like they are lower middle class.  Their kids go to large state run daycares where they are sick nonstop and they can’t even do things like go out to eat or order takeout because it’s so expensive.  [/quote]

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