It seems in the U. S. that even people living in poverty have material goods that are not affordable to rest of the world. Americans seem to have lot of stuff. I came across an article on MSN Money. It's somewhat amusing that Americans in general may be living paycheck-to-paycheck or incurring credit card debt, but we have all the conveniences.
I compared myself against the stats:
Refrigerator: 99.20%. I got one!
Stove: 98.30%. I got one!
Color TV: 98.20%. I got one!
Auto: 85.70%. I got one!
Microwave: 98.20%. I got one!
VCR: 86.9%. Does a DVD player count?
Washer: 80%. I got one!
Dryer: 77.10%. Mine is a stacking unit with the washer.
Stereo system: 72.55%. Yes, I have a 5.1 system!
Computer: 59.30%. Laptop it is!
December 29th, 2006 at 05:50 am
Stove: 98.30%. - stove top but no oven. but, i have a grill and a toaster/convection thing.
Color TV: 98.20%. - two, and just pulled another one from storage.
Auto: 85.70%. - ditto. 2 if you count DH's work vehicle.
Microwave: 98.20%. - yup. have had for years.
VCR: 86.9%. - and the dvd player.
Washer: 80%. - oh yeah, not goin' without this one!
Dryer: 77.10%. - *grin* part of my heating system
Stereo system: 72.55%. - just bought a new one and gave the old one to my mom.
Computer: 59.30%. desktop here, laptop from work, bits enough to build 2 more...
i don't really feel bad about this, though, as all was paid for in cash. theonly thing i would consider a 'necessity' is the grill, as it would allow me to cook even with no power, not to mention heat water... i gotta admit, though, the last things i'd sell if i needed money are the grill and the computer: i'd find a way to deal without everything else!
December 29th, 2006 at 07:10 am
December 29th, 2006 at 10:21 am
2 stereo systems(one of them is DDs)
1 stove
1 microwave
3 cars
2 VCRs/DVD players
I washer
1 dryer
2 refridgerators
1 freezer
3 computers(one of them an older laptop)
All bought and paid for, thank heaven!
It really is a lot of "stuff" when you think of it!
December 29th, 2006 at 07:35 pm
Stove: 1
Color TV: 3
Auto: 1
Microwave: 1
VCR and DVD: 1 0f each
Washer: 1
Dryer: 0
Stereo system: 1
Computer: 2
Just like priceplus mine are all bought and paid for thank God, but it is a lot of stuff I guess we are spoiled
December 29th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
December 29th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
it looks like the given stats from MSN Money are quite accurate. the u. s. demographics shows that Native Americans are 0.8%. gee, the refrigerators happen to reach 99.2% of all Americans. guess who don't have refrigerators?