December 01, 2003

Introducing: Book of Wages $30k

Has this happened to you or someone you know?
You're at the bookstore and spy a handsome red and white book. You lift it. It hurts your arms. Your muscles have seriously deteriorated since you can't afford the gym membership anymore. But still, it's a nice book. Regal even. You flip it over to look for the price and then put it back. "$13.95 is a lot for a stupid book with maybe 10 words per page," you think to yourself. "Maybe I can download it from the Internet. After all, the authors should know that as someone who only makes $30,000 a year, I can't afford this."
If so, you're in luck. The troubled souls at LasagnaFarm have deconstructed Book of Ages into Book of Wages, offering a Fount of Fabulous Factoids concerning the $30k/year salary level:
· 18% of downtown NYC 30Kers frequent Grilled Cheese on the Lower East Side and worry that the $2 extra for bacon will mean you have to skip the subway and walk to work tomorrow morning.
· Heidi Klum doesn’t get out of bed for less than $30,000 a day. 86% of you hate getting out of bed at all.
· Bill Gates made $30,000 in his mother’s womb—during the 2nd trimester.
Best of all, you don't need $30,000 to enjoy it.
Book of Wages [lasagnafarm.com]
Posted by Lock in 30 Miscellany