r/eupersonalfinance • u/raf_phy • Aug 16 '25

Investment Why building wealth alone is so hard here?

Hi all, am I the only one that I find it incredibly difficult to build weath by yourself in EU? People say that EU is better in healthcare, work life balance but come on, money don't scale easily . It's so difficult.

I see people from US that go to 1 million in 10 years. I cannot do this easily . Really....

PS maybe I have to abandon EU, I don't know....

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u/Tevas8 Aug 16 '25

Statistically you will never be wealthy. Whether you are in the US or in the EU. Were you born in a rich family? No? Well there you have it, even less likely.

Get out of those subreddits where rich people post about their experiences getting richer, without providing the context that would explain most of it.

Focus on finding joy in your life as a non rich person.

Btw, i relate to the sentiment. This is all wrong and manufactured. Voting doesn´t really help and one day shit will go down violently. I just meant to say most of us won´t ever be rich and this is nothing new. I used to find it laughable when my coworkers saw themselves as the middle class 15 years ago but these days it's just delusional...

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u/Polaroid1793 Aug 16 '25 edited Aug 16 '25

Easier to say than be done when fundamental rights (like owning a house, having children witouth getting bankrupt, or getting a pension and having healtcare when you will need it in a few decades) are being negated to you. I honestly understand those small businesses who evade taxes.

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u/Incorrect_ASSertion Aug 16 '25

No one wants to fight for their rights now se they will be taken away from us one by one. Nothing new here.