It's my understanding that you could live for 2 years or more in many parts of the world on that type of money.

Yes, you could. $5k would allow somebody to live for 2 years in the Philippines. They would need a room with shared internet though because that wouldn't fit in the budget.

$30k? A family could live for multiple years of that,.2 years? You must be kidding. ;)

Sorry to hear about your loss. It's a big price to pay for a #flearn (fail ∓ learn). But ultimately, it all makes us smarter.