I live in Belgium , a regular job here , verses a regular job in the US has WAY more benefits company car , food vouchers , 13 th month one extra month of pay , vacation pay 1 12 months pay bonus in summer , cell phone from the company , etc , etc add on the cost of saving for college in the US , costs of child care , healthcare , property taxes , and the point where I feel like the same life is 80 k a year verses what I can earn here doing my current job . <| sep |> If you fly solo , I would suggest asking the organizer if you can put in their booth or something . If you plan on doing solo tournaments a lot , a bag that you can lock up and chain to something might be worth investing in . <| sep |> i cant wait to get d 2 . you will .