I'm approaching a decade here, and I'll quote Paul Simon again:
"I don't know a soul that's not been battered,
I don't have a friend who feels at ease.
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered,
or driven to it's knees."
Ditto. Exactly as above. EK has nearly destroyed my family and dreams, I am not talking about money here. The wage versus inflation has been well expressed by other postings most completely true.
As said to you privately. Scratch deeper than the surface. It is not what is written on pprune that you really need to worry about. What should worry you is not written here.