Current Events > Im 33 and I make 44k a year

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Im a low value man

I make 33k and I'm not a man. *shrug*

You are going to be ok TC

Yea, I pull in around that same amount #feelsbadman

LSGW_Zephyra posted...

I make 33k and I'm not a man. *shrug*

you wanna move in together and combine that income?

Hey that's good income in the Rust Belt.

Thats slightly more than me tc. Im making 41.6k

Spiderman23J posted...

you wanna move in together and combine that income?

I already have a wife and a girlfriend. I'm good but I would absolutely take you up on the offer if I had to

LSGW_Zephyra posted...

I already have a wife and a girlfriend. I'm good but I would absolutely take you up on the offer if I had to

how much to they make? We can all team up.

Your value is based on who you are on the inside. Not your income. Cheer up my guy

You can improve your life by not thinking of people as 'high value' and 'low value'.

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If it makes you feel any better, if you ain't making 200k you're low value no matter what. 98% of us here are low value.

I'm 37 and make a lot less than that, and I'm high value because I'm awesome.

Depending on hours I make around that. I'm 36.

Geographically this can be ok in some places and terrible in others. It really depends. Where I live in the Midwest you could still buy a decent house and live just fine on that. Hell I know single parents raising a couple of kids on money like that and getting by just fine.

Do you think you'd want to learn network engineering? It has been a great career for me so far. It's a lot of information to learn and may/may not require relocating depending on what's available in your area, but it's a great field to work in for the most part, imo.

CableZL posted...

Do you think you'd want to learn network engineering? It has been a great career for me so far. It's a lot of information to learn and may/may not require relocating depending on what's available in your area, but it's a great field to work in for the most part, imo.

Ive been looking at a lot of different online schools and have been considering something computer related I was looking into healthcare administration which led me to healthcare informatics. I plan on going back to school in January but I work 2 jobs so I could probably only handle one or 2 classes at a time.

At least you're not 90% of the rest of the internet, pretending to make a quarter mil with your CS degree at 22 lol

I just graduated with my computer science degree.
I make 250k and I'm only 22.

Idolizing salaries is one of the worse repercussions of capitalism.

Turbam posted...

I just graduated with my computer science degree.
I make 250k and I'm only 22.

this gives me hope even if I didnt achieve it that young I still can make something of myself. I probably woulda died at 26 if I was making that kinda money at 22 because of how immature I was maybe God knew what he was doing

Spiderman23J posted...

Im a low value man

When I was 29, I made 40k and I was happy to be off minimum wage. Age 30 I went up to 45k, then decided to use the job experience and go get hired elsewhere. I was wearing many hats at my old gig, as the lower wages workers do, so I gave myself a job title befitting of the actual work I was doing and got hired on at market value for said position.

Got a gig for 75k at age 31, that went up to 85k at age 33, and then got hired on at Market Value at another company for 120k at age 34, then got hired on at Market Value at another company for 175k at age 35, and 250k at age 36which I worked until age 37.

At age 38 with a solid savings I now run my own business and take consulting gigs.

The growth hack here is that companies typically have caps on how they issue raises. Like they arent allowed to give more than 5-10k a year, no matter what your job title is. A lot of companies actually prefer taking the 40k a year community manager, and training them to do the job of a 120k a year marketing manager, or BD manager (without the comission). Its like exploitive labor.

So you get the job experience, and if your smart officially secure the job title and then go get hired on at the fair market rate for said job title at another company.

Ive been doing that my entire career.

I'm 39 and that's a little more than I make.

Im 44 and rough math says yeah about 33k a year.

STEROLIZER posted...

So you get the job experience, and if your smart officially secure the job title and then go get hired on at the fair market rate for said job title at another company

This. I job hopped every 2-3 years for a while. Each time getting a better job title and between 20% - 30% pay bump.

Spiderman23J posted...

this gives me hope even if I didnt achieve it that young I still can make something of myself. I probably woulda died at 26 if I was making that kinda money at 22 because of how immature I was maybe God knew what he was doing

I think he was being sarcastic because the post directly before his was that everyone on the internet is 22 and makes a quarter of a million.

My husband is in CSit took him a long time to get above a quarter million. But fuck if a lot of it is luck and just knowing the right people.

Cuticrusader09 posted...

I think he was being sarcastic because the post directly before his was that everyone on the internet is 22 and makes a quarter of a million.

My husband is in CSit took him a long time to get above a quarter million. But fuck if a lot of it is luck and just knowing the right people.

not to mention anyone making around that is likely to have been laid off this year

STEROLIZER posted...

Got a gig for 75k at age 31, that went up to 85k at age 33, and then got hired on at Market Value at another company for 120k at age 34, then got hired on at Market Value at another company for 175k at age 35, and 250k at age 36which I worked until age 37.

At age 38 with a solid savings I now run my own business and take consulting gigs.

does your own business make as much or do you take pay cut to enjoy time and freedom?

TC you're only 33. You're doing fine, just keep at it. And any potential partner that calls someone "low value" isn't worth your time anyway. That's toxic bullshit

BlazinBlue88 posted...

This. I job hopped every 2-3 years for a while. Each time getting a better job title and between 20% - 30% pay bump.

It works better if you can hop into an emerging industry where even the most senior person has less than two years experience.

Mobile gaming (still kind of emerging in 2014), to Influencer Marketing (still kind of emerging in 2016), to Crypto (totally nonexistent prior to 2017), to AI (totally non existent prior to 2022), and now Web3 Gaming (emerging as we speak).

I remember applying for jobs in 2019 after having 18 months experience in blockchain, and getting offers to be CMO or Studio Head. Was insane. But like, nobody had more experience than me because in 2016 those jobs didnt even exist

WingsOfGood posted...

does your own business make as much or do you take pay cut to enjoy time and freedom?

The latter. I could make more money, but Im unmotivated. Its part of the reason all have been seeing so much more of me in GameFaqs in 2024. But also trying to get married, start a family, etc.

Also started chasing the dream I had in my twentys of being a professional MMA fighter. I chased that dream for 5+ years and barely made a dime, but now in my late thirties able to financially support myself, and get force opportunities to happen.

Financial Freedom is something that really opens doors, not even so inch because you can afford items, but because you can afford to take risks with your time, because if it doesnt work out you have a safety net to fall back on

Elon Musk is the richest man on the planet and spends all his time raging on Twitter. Money does not define happiness.

STEROLIZER posted...

Mobile gaming (still kind of emerging in 2014), to Influencer Marketing (still kind of emerging in 2016), to Crypto (totally nonexistent prior to 2017), to AI (totally non existent prior to 2022), and now Web3 Gaming (emerging as we speak).

While AI is the hot new thing, machine learning has been around for quite a while.

havean776 posted...

Elon Musk is the richest man on the planet and spends all his time raging on Twitter. Money does not define happiness.

So, people never consider that raging on the internet is a hobby that brings people joy. If you had unlimited free time on your hands, to do whatever you wantedwhat would you do?

Probably play more video games & shitpost more on the internet?

There was a post in CE a few years back asking people their salaries, and one user replied to everyone who makes more than 100k, why dont still use this website?

I replied, Why wouldnt people still use GameFaqs?

The basic concept being implied was that if you have money, youd be out on a Yact or lying on a beach in the Bahamas instead of posting about videogames on the internet.

But thats not true at all. Youd be lying on that beach on your phone still bitching about video games on the internet, and playing final fantasy mbius in between Mai Tais.

The location changes, the hobbies/behavior doesnt.

If I had unlimited money Id find better things to do.

Im 29 and make about 33k. Im poor

I'm 36. Making 57k... though my take-home is closer to 39k...

Just be glad you aren't me. I'm so screwed in the near future.

Cuticrusader09 posted...

While AI is the hot new thing, machine learning has been around for quite a while.

Yea, tried to enter that in 2017 when it was still the hot new thing, but it was so hard to understand and you kind of needed to be a developer. As a marketing guy, I remember having to speak at these functions to explain the machine learning side of things to our product, and often giving up and calling up the developer to answer questions.

With AI as it exists now as an idiot proof widget, I can talk about why people should care about it, and ignore the how it works portion. That really wasnt an option before

SaikyoStyle posted...

If I had unlimited money Id find better things to do.

People think this

but in reality your PC just gets a huge upgrade instead

I know people older than you making zero dollars.

Blue_Target posted...

I know people older than you making zero dollars.

Same.

Admittedly, those people live in Europe.

STEROLIZER posted...

People think this

but in reality your PC just gets a huge upgrade instead

Well obviously Id have a better computer if I had unlimited money.

Spiderman23J posted...

Im a low value man

That depends on where you live. In my county, you'd be near the top. Here the median household income is just over $30,000.

STEROLIZER posted...

So, people never consider that raging on the internet is a hobby that brings people joy. If you had unlimited free time on your hands, to do whatever you wantedwhat would you do?

Does Elon seem like a happy person to you? Does constantly scouring the internet to find things to be outraged at seem like a wonderful use of your time?

If so...

I'm basically in the same boat as TC and am 33 and make $44,990 gross annual income.

Work where youre happy. My wife opted for a district that she enjoys being at over other districts that would pay more but be a worse place to be at for a majority of your waking hours.

havean776 posted...

Does Elon seem like a happy person to you? Does constantly scouring the internet to find things to be outraged at seem like a wonderful use of your time?

If so...

I mean, I do that, as do all of you. Thats pretty much what CE is. A place to rage on the internet with other people.

But no, Elon doesnt seem happy. His daughter rejected him, and rather than try to repair the relationship he doubled down. So, now shes gone forever.

Still doesnt mean he cant find some solace via hobbies he finds enjoyable. One of which is clearly hopping in random Twitter spaces to Joe Rogan himself into topics he knows nothing about, but enjoys discussing anyhow. Which also translates into trolling the internet.

Take GameFaqs for example. Every so often someone makes a poll asking if users are happy, typically its a 60-40 split, with most people being unhappy.

Those people still enjoy playing video games, watching anime, and posting ion GameFaqs. Being unhappy doesnt mean being devoid of all joy for all facets of your lifeyou can still have hobbies that you enjoy