When in Ireland, I saw versions of "Deal or No Deal" and "The Weakest Link." The biggest difference that struck me was the amount of the prize money. The money that was won and the money that was accepted as a decent prize was usually a tenth of what is won here in the US. In fact the largest prize on "Deal or No Deal" that could be won was about $500,000—half of the top prize here. When contestants were offered money that would be about 10 to 20 thousand dollars, they talked about how that amount of money would be "life changing." We would never say that a sudden windfall of $30,000 would be "life changing." It would be a big help. It would be a good start, but certainly not life-changing. But wouldn't it be life-changing if we were content with living lifestyles that required a lot less?