If I was a non US marketer I would be buying either real or virtual real estate very quickly as we most likely are near a bottom.
I agree the USD payouts suck since I'm in Norway. $1000 used to be 9200 NOK. Now it's 5110 NOK...
However, like emp and johu have pointed out - it's also a time of opportunity for big or small investments. All my online expenses are in USD and I will within the next year or two most likely be buying real estate in the US when our home in Norway sells.
House prices are still climbing here and I recently had my house appraised for 2x what I bought it for 5 years ago.![]()
It is inflation. Money gets cheaper. In nominal terms, your house increase in numbers, however in real terms, it doesn't increase at all.