The United States across the ocean.
As a state close to the Great Lakes, Wisconsin doesn't have a strong presence.
This is not an economically prosperous area. The median annual household income per capita of the middle class is just over US$53,000, before tax.
If calculated after tax, excluding insurance premiums and other miscellaneous expenses, one person can basically get 3,000 yuan, which is considered a very good middle class.
It's just that the prices of daily necessities in the United States are very cheap. You can buy all the daily necessities a family needs for a week for two to three hundred yuan, so the Engel coefficient is not high.
But for ordinary families, there are many who only have an income of one or two thousand US dollars a month.
For example, the per capita annual income in New York, USA, in 2018 was less than 23,000 US dollars, which is less than 2,000 US dollars a month.
Therefore, the residents living in Wisconsin are not as elegant as we imagined.
There are only two truly the most developed regions in the United States.
One is New York City and the other is California.
California also owes its economic prosperity to the many wealthy Chinese immigrants who immigrated to this place.
The people living in Wisconsin are basically local residents, and there is not much mobility, so life is relatively monotonous.
But there are still all the commercial facilities that should be available here.
Although 90% of Americans do not have a high income, they are willing to spend money.
After their monthly salary arrives, they directly change their credit cards, and then continue to use credit cards... Such days are common for them.
But because of this habit of spending money when they have it and using it even if they don’t have money, it is easy for them to be unable to come up with any money if they encounter an emergency.
This was the case, for example, in the Reilison household.
Yesterday, 16-year-old Reilison encountered the greatest joy and greatest sorrow in life.
The biggest sadness is that my father was hit by an out-of-control truck on his way to work. Then the boy abandoned the car and ran away. He has not been found yet.
But at the same time, my father's medical treatment could not stop.
American hospitals treat patients first and then discuss the cost later.
But this doesn’t mean you don’t have to give it if you don’t have money.
In fact, the cost of hospitals in the United States is ridiculously high. An ambulance dispatch costs two to three thousand US dollars. Even if the prices here in Wisconsin are not high, it still costs 2,000 US dollars at a time.
Not to mention the first-aid expenses, treatment expenses, recovery expenses, etc., even with medical insurance, the family must prepare at least ten to twenty thousand US dollars to barely cover it.
But to be honest, their family of three can make ends meet on weekdays, but they have never heard of deposits or anything like that!
His parents' total worth was only two to three thousand US dollars.
For my father's medical expenses, my mother made many phone calls to borrow money, but there was no reply.
Now my mother doesn't go to work and can only go to the hospital to stay. Otherwise, you can't afford to hire a caregiver and you won't have anyone to take care of you.
When he came home from the hospital last night, Reilison saw his mother wiping away tears. Apparently there was nothing she could do.
Reilison's greatest joy is that he became a registered member of Adidas a few days ago and selected a pair of "Shen Huan's Championship Limited Edition" sneakers, which are the cheapest ones at 399 US dollars.
Because he only had more than 400 US dollars, which was the money he finally saved during his two years of working during the winter and summer vacations.
As an avid basketball fan and a fan of Shen Huan, Reilison just had the attitude of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, when he turned on the computer early yesterday morning, he found that he had been selected!
And today he can go to the Adidas store in the city center to pay for the goods.
As a result, before he could be happy for long, the news came that his father had been in a car accident, which greatly affected his happy mood.
He has been thinking about it since yesterday, should he buy this pair of sneakers or not
The family was already very short of money, so giving more than 400 US dollars to my mother would not make a big difference, but it would definitely help.
But the price of this is that he may never lose the opportunity to wear the "Shen Huan Championship Limited Edition" sneakers.
Even if Shen Huan wins the championship next time, I'm afraid he won't be chosen by chance.
As an avid fan of Shen Huan, Reilison was very reluctant.
Of course, after careful consideration, Reilison found that there was actually a third way to go.
It's also the best way he can think of now.
That is, after getting the "Shen Huan Championship Limited Edition" sneakers, sell them on EBAY or Amazon, so that they can be sold for at least about 700 US dollars.
US$700 has a much greater effect than US$399.
Thinking of this, Reilison ate milk and hard bread, then rode his bicycle and rushed to the Adidas store in the bustling area of the city.
Except for New York, urban areas in the United States are not large.
This is especially true in the city where Reilison lives. There are only three or five streets in the urban area, with various shops on them. There are many people during the day, but it seems very deserted at night. It is not as good as some supermarkets and restaurants near gas stations. Shopping malls and movie theaters.
Therefore, many wealthy people do not live around the city, but in communities with good security in the suburbs.
Reilison's home is a dozen minutes' drive from the city. He rode for more than 20 minutes and arrived at the entrance of the Adidas store.
It was just after ten o'clock in the morning, and people were coming and going on the street. There were a lot of people gathered in front of Adidas. There were at least a dozen young men, smiling and chatting in twos and threes.
Just when Rielison was parking the car next to him, a guy came over and asked loudly: "Hey, buddy, have you been selected? I'm buying it in cash here, and I promise not to let you suffer!"
After all, after working outside for several years, Reilison still has some tricks up his sleeve.
He smiled and asked, "Who is so lucky? If I want to buy a pair of 399, what would you say the price is?"
"In the past two days, we have met seven or eight people who came here to pick up the goods, and three of them sold them." Xiao Hei said quickly, "399 sold for 699. If it is red or gold with rare colors, then add 200 … Our selling price is also cheap, just add 100 yuan of hard-earned money on top of this!”
Isn’t the profit of 100 yuan enough
Rileyson felt envious.
It only takes me half a year of working to save 100 US dollars!
However, the price of 699 is not bad. If you sell it on EBAY and Amazon, you have to pay handling fees, and you can’t even make 300 yuan.
This kind of on-the-spot trading is quite good.
It’s just a pity!
The color he chose was white, which was the most popular, so maybe that’s why he was chosen!
If it were replaced by rarer red and gold colors, the chance of winning the bid would be even smaller!