Current Events > Ppl get mad at the truth; $100k is not a lot of money nowadays

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lifespeedrunner 02/20/25 8:46:46 PM #1:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/5d439b12.jpg <cite>lifespeedrunner posted [p:984114139] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/5d439b12.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 02/20/25 8:50:10 PM #2:	the average person neither has $100k or even "makes" that in a year before taxes, benefits, etc <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:984114179] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>the average person neither has $100k or even "makes" that in a year before taxes, benefits, etc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 02/20/25 8:51:54 PM #3:	Depends on geography. Where I live in the Midwest you would live extremely comfortable on that salary. Sure its not what it was in the 90s but its still damn good money where I live and you would want for nothing on that and could easily raise a family. I see people do it on less than that and live very well. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:984114201] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Depends on geography. Where I live in the Midwest you would live extremely comfortable on that salary. Sure its not what it was in the 90s but its still damn good money where I live and you would want for nothing on that and could easily raise a family. I see people do it on less than that and live very well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSj4Wingzero 02/20/25 8:52:25 PM #4:	If that's a "problem", feel free to go for the alternative - where you can neither feel rich nor be rich --- Not changing this sig until the Knicks win the NBA Championship! Started 4/23/2010! <cite>SSj4Wingzero posted [p:984114208] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>If that's a "problem", feel free to go for the alternative - where you can neither feel rich nor be rich</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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emblem-man 02/20/25 8:55:14 PM #6:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Why do people act as if there aren't big city metros in the Midwest --- Trump is pursuing a chaotic far-right overthrow of existing US government norms and checks and balances, trying to destroy our way of life. <cite>emblem-man posted [p:984114234] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Why do people act as if there aren't big city metros in the Midwest </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rharyx211 02/20/25 8:55:20 PM #7:	I mean, my friend makes 90k salary and still can barely afford an aprt on his own. Can't imagine 100k being much better. --- Watch our "BLEACH Can't Fear Your Own World" full fandub: https://youtu.be/a2s_RdYM_pE?si=5kHTTbvJX4CY8Zk8 <cite>Rharyx211 posted [p:984114236] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>I mean, my friend makes 90k salary and still can barely afford an aprt on his own.Can't imagine 100k being much better.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boomgetchopped3 02/20/25 8:55:45 PM #8:	Inflation is a hell of a drug --- When Cameron Was in Egypt's Land <cite>boomgetchopped3 posted [p:984114241] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Inflation is a hell of a drug</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R_Jackal 02/20/25 8:56:11 PM #9:	100k is a ton of money in most places in the US. Just not the places you'll actually find jobs paying 100k. <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:984114246] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>100k is a ton of money in most places in the US. Just not the places you'll actually find jobs paying 100k.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rick_alverado 02/20/25 8:57:18 PM #10:	That kind of money would solve almost every single one of my personal problems. The major exception would be my mental health issues, as it wouldn't solve those, but it would at least make them easier to deal with. <cite>rick_alverado posted [p:984114262] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>That kind of money would solve almost every single one of my personal problems. The major exception would be my mental health issues, as it wouldn't solve those, but it would at least make them easier to deal with.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 02/20/25 8:57:53 PM #11:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Im glad people have this attitude. Keeps population low and cost of living low. I have lived on the coast at the beach and vastly prefer my area of the Midwest among the cornfields and cow pastures. Ill keep the cheat code to the easy life. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:984114270] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Im glad people have this attitude. Keeps population low and cost of living low. I have lived on the coast at the beach and vastly prefer my area of the Midwest among the cornfields and cow pastures. Ill keep the cheat code to the easy life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 02/20/25 8:59:24 PM #12:	You're kinda preaching to the choir here. --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:984114283] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>You're kinda preaching to the choir here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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bsp77 02/20/25 9:06:35 PM #14:	emblem-man posted... Why do people act as if there aren't big city metros in the Midwest Pretty sure that Twin Cities MN is better than wherever you live --- Currently playing - Black Myth: Wukong <cite>bsp77 posted [p:984114367] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>emblem-man posted... </cite><quote>Why do people act as if there aren't big city metros in the Midwest</quote>Pretty sure that Twin Cities MN is better than wherever you live</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninjaman44 02/20/25 9:15:21 PM #15:	rick_alverado posted... That kind of money would solve almost every single one of my personal problems. This. My life would improve dramatically if I was making $100k a year. <cite>ninjaman44 posted [p:984114440] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>rick_alverado posted... </cite><quote>That kind of money would solve almost every single one of my personal problems.</quote>This. My life would improve dramatically if I was making $100k a year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CRON 02/20/25 9:16:14 PM #16:	$100K would completely change my life for the better --- Thanks for reading! <cite>CRON posted [p:984114454] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>$100K would completely change my life for the better</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 02/20/25 9:16:25 PM #17:	Whatever you make feels normal so barely anyone feels rich. People in general have a better sense of what they cant have because they dont have enough money compared to what theyd lose if their salary dropped. --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:984114458] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Whatever you make feels normal so barely anyone feels rich. People in general have a better sense of what they cant have because they dont have enough money compared to what theyd lose if their salary dropped.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 02/20/25 9:19:31 PM #18:	bfslick50 posted... Whatever you make feels normal so barely anyone feels rich. People in general have a better sense of what they cant have because they dont have enough money compared to what theyd lose if their salary dropped. Most people suck at managing finances, so no matter how much/little they make, they're going to struggle. We really need to make education like this mandatory in schools. --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:984114490] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>bfslick50 posted... </cite><quote>Whatever you make feels normal so barely anyone feels rich. People in general have a better sense of what they cant have because they dont have enough money compared to what theyd lose if their salary dropped.</quote>Most people suck at managing finances, so no matter how much/little they make, they're going to struggle. We really need to make education like this mandatory in schools.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 02/20/25 9:29:00 PM #19:	nocturnal_traveler posted... Most people suck at managing finances, so no matter how much/little they make, they're going to struggle. We really need to make education like this mandatory in schools. We can't even make education mandatory in schools anymore. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:984114607] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>nocturnal_traveler posted... </cite><quote>Most people suck at managing finances, so no matter how much/little they make, they're going to struggle. We really need to make education like this mandatory in schools.</quote>We can't even make education mandatory in schools anymore.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MagnusDJL 02/20/25 9:34:47 PM #20:	It might not make me "rich" but it'd certainly be make things hella easier for me, which is all I care about. <cite>MagnusDJL posted [p:984114659] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>It might not make me "rich" but it'd certainly be make things hella easier for me, which is all I care about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/20/25 9:35:04 PM #21:	It really isn't. --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:984114665] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>It really isn't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 02/20/25 9:36:02 PM #22:	DrizztLink posted... We can't even make education mandatory in schools anymore. I laughed at this, but I should really be crying. --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:984114672] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>We can't even make education mandatory in schools anymore.</quote>I laughed at this, but I should really be crying.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
metralo 02/20/25 9:37:17 PM #23:	the poor people that share pics like this are those that struggle hard making like 25k --- https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1298321979/image.jpg bustin makes me feel good <cite>metralo posted [p:984114686] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote> the poor people that share pics like this are those that struggle hard making like 25k</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chadawah 02/20/25 9:37:27 PM #24:	I make barely over $100,000 in Utah and can barely pay my bills living in a two bed one bath house. --- Bethany took my pickles. All of them. Even the spicey ones. <cite>Chadawah posted [p:984114689] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>I make barely over $100,000 in Utah and can barely pay my bills living in a two bed one bath house. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prismsblade 02/20/25 9:38:11 PM #25:	Like others have said, it depends on where you live. Average housing cost in my state is $250-270k. --- 3DS FC:3368-5403-9633 Name: Kaizer PSN: Blackkaizer <cite>Prismsblade posted [p:984114697] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Like others have said, it depends on where you live. Average housing cost in my state is $250-270k.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
metralo 02/20/25 9:39:19 PM #26:	Chadawah posted... I make barely over $100,000 in Utah and can barely pay my bills living in a two bed one bath house. I do not believe you. You are either vastly underselling your house or you have some insane car payment you're making that is killing you. --- https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1298321979/image.jpg bustin makes me feel good <cite>metralo posted [p:984114714] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Chadawah posted... </cite><quote>I make barely over $100,000 in Utah and can barely pay my bills living in a two bed one bath house.</quote>I do not believe you. You are either vastly underselling your house or you have some insane car payment you're making that is killing you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 02/20/25 9:41:56 PM #27:	Kinda, definitely depends on where you live. I make $110k/yr, and it's comfortable, but I still can't go crazy >_> Nyc, that'll barely do anything. But in the sticks, it's probably a lot of money --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:984114738] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Kinda, definitely depends on where you live. I make $110k/yr, and it's comfortable, but I still can't go crazy >_> Nyc, that'll barely do anything. But in the sticks, it's probably a lot of money</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacadamianNut3 02/20/25 9:44:05 PM #28:	This country is slowly burning right in front of everyone yet people care about dumb shit like this --- Roll Tide & Go Irish <cite>MacadamianNut3 posted [p:984114760] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>This country is slowly burning right in front of everyone yet people care about dumb shit like this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R_Jackal 02/20/25 9:45:21 PM #29:	MacadamianNut3 posted... This country is slowly burning right in front of everyone yet people care about dumb shit like this I mean not being able to afford to live is one of the primary issues right now. <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:984114774] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>MacadamianNut3 posted... </cite><quote>This country is slowly burning right in front of everyone yet people care about dumb shit like this</quote>I mean not being able to afford to live is one of the primary issues right now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rick_alverado 02/20/25 9:47:34 PM #30:	If I made even half of that, I could easily afford to rent a good place by myself. With that I could do so while saving up to buy a house in just a few years. As it currently stands I'm having to move back into my parents' place next week, at the age of 38, as my landlords are no longer able to rent out their basement, and I can't afford any other places currently for rent, even with a roommate. <cite>rick_alverado posted [p:984114797] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>If I made even half of that, I could easily afford to rent a good place by myself. With that I could do so while saving up to buy a house in just a few years. As it currently stands I'm having to move back into my parents' place next week, at the age of 38, as my landlords are no longer able to rent out their basement, and I can't afford any other places currently for rent, even with a roommate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 02/20/25 9:49:15 PM #31:	lifespeedrunner posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/5d439b12.jpg $150k a year is like twice the median household income in the US. How is that not a lot of money? "I only make twice as much as you." --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:984114811] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>lifespeedrunner posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/5d439b12.jpg</quote>$150k a year is like twice the median household income in the US. How is that not a lot of money? "I only make twice as much as you."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem-man 02/20/25 9:49:45 PM #32:	bfslick50 posted... Whatever you make feels normal so barely anyone feels rich. People in general have a better sense of what they cant have because they dont have enough money compared to what theyd lose if their salary dropped. Social media definitely doesn't help [LFAQs-redacted-quote] Some good cities in Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin --- Trump is pursuing a chaotic far-right overthrow of existing US government norms and checks and balances, trying to destroy our way of life. <cite>emblem-man posted [p:984114816] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>bfslick50 posted... </cite><quote>Whatever you make feels normal so barely anyone feels rich. People in general have a better sense of what they cant have because they dont have enough money compared to what theyd lose if their salary dropped.</quote>Social media definitely doesn't help<cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Some good cities in Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 02/20/25 9:55:05 PM #33:	archizzy posted... Depends on geography. Where I live in the Midwest you would live extremely comfortable on that salary. Sure its not what it was in the 90s but its still damn good money where I live and you would want for nothing on that and could easily raise a family. I see people do it on less than that and live very well. In the country I live in, its over 23 times the average salary. In the city I live in, its still over 8 times the average salary. Location matters a lot. <cite>Glob posted [p:984114869] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>archizzy posted... </cite><quote>Depends on geography. Where I live in the Midwest you would live extremely comfortable on that salary. Sure its not what it was in the 90s but its still damn good money where I live and you would want for nothing on that and could easily raise a family. I see people do it on less than that and live very well.</quote>In the country I live in, its over 23 times the average salary. In the city I live in, its still over 8 times the average salary. Location matters a lot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NintendoFan81 02/20/25 9:57:58 PM #35:	A lot of people are bad at managing money. That's the important thing to remember. <cite>NintendoFan81 posted [p:984114888] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>A lot of people are bad at managing money. That's the important thing to remember.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 02/20/25 10:02:51 PM #36:	Glob posted... In the country I live in, its over 23 times the average salary. In the city I live in, its still over 8 times the average salary. Location matters a lot. Yeah I was thinking in context of the United States but absolutely gets multiplied when you start taking other countries into consideration. I know people in the Philippines and where they live this would make you unbelievably rich. Im really good friends with a girl who left there to go work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi because she was making like $100 a month in the Philippines in her area. I feel terrible for her because she works incredibly exploitive housekeeping jobs where she works 7 days a week like 14 hours a day but shes happy because she makes like $350 a month and can support her family back home. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:984114928] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Glob posted... </cite><quote>In the country I live in, its over 23 times the average salary. In the city I live in, its still over 8 times the average salary. Location matters a lot.</quote>Yeah I was thinking in context of the United States but absolutely gets multiplied when you start taking other countries into consideration. I know people in the Philippines and where they live this would make you unbelievably rich.Im really good friends with a girl who left there to go work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi because she was making like $100 a month in the Philippines in her area. I feel terrible for her because she works incredibly exploitive housekeeping jobs where she works 7 days a week like 14 hours a day but shes happy because she makes like $350 a month and can support her family back home. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 02/20/25 10:05:55 PM #37:	archizzy posted... Yeah I was thinking in context of the United States but absolutely gets multiplied when you start taking other countries into consideration. I know people in the Philippines and where they live this would make you unbelievably rich. Im really good friends with a girl who left there to go work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi because she was making like $100 a month in the Philippines in her area. I feel terrible for her because she works incredibly exploitive housekeeping jobs where she works 7 days a week like 14 hours a day but shes happy because she makes like $350 a month and can support her family back home. This doesnt surprise me at all. Its all too common. I have friends back in the UK who make similar amounts to me, and few who make significantly more, but I have a much better amount of disposable income than any of them. <cite>Glob posted [p:984114954] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>archizzy posted... </cite><quote>Yeah I was thinking in context of the United States but absolutely gets multiplied when you start taking other countries into consideration. I know people in the Philippines and where they live this would make you unbelievably rich.Im really good friends with a girl who left there to go work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi because she was making like $100 a month in the Philippines in her area. I feel terrible for her because she works incredibly exploitive housekeeping jobs where she works 7 days a week like 14 hours a day but shes happy because she makes like $350 a month and can support her family back home.</quote>This doesnt surprise me at all. Its all too common.I have friends back in the UK who make similar amounts to me, and few who make significantly more, but I have a much better amount of disposable income than any of them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GenXer 02/20/25 10:06:13 PM #38:	archizzy posted... Im glad people have this attitude. Keeps population low and cost of living low. I have lived on the coast at the beach and vastly prefer my area of the Midwest among the cornfields and cow pastures. Ill keep the cheat code to the easy life. Me, too. Midwest is the best. <cite>GenXer posted [p:984114958] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>archizzy posted... </cite><quote>Im glad people have this attitude. Keeps population low and cost of living low. I have lived on the coast at the beach and vastly prefer my area of the Midwest among the cornfields and cow pastures. Ill keep the cheat code to the easy life.</quote>Me, too. Midwest is the best. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 02/20/25 10:08:12 PM #39:	It's a lot of money where I am from. Rural mountains. The trick is finding a job that pays that though. --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:984114972] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>It's a lot of money where I am from. Rural mountains. The trick is finding a job that pays that though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DrizztLink 02/20/25 10:15:13 PM #41:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It can't be simultaneously terrible and the most mid territory on the planet. Ohio is awful not because it is the worst, but because it is so very Ohio. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:984115018] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> It can't be simultaneously terrible and the most mid territory on the planet.Ohio is awful not because it is the worst, but because it is so very Ohio.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Goldenguy 02/20/25 11:01:27 PM #42:	I'm a single dad of two and I've lived reasonably making an average of about $85k the past four years, but I would hardly say we live a life of luxury either. That's the Midwest though, and in a small city. --- Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance, prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand. <cite>Goldenguy posted [p:984115379] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>I'm a single dad of two and I've lived reasonably making an average of about $85k the past four years, but I would hardly say we live a life of luxury either. That's the Midwest though, and in a small city.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Arcanine2009 02/20/25 11:08:49 PM #43:	If you're single, you can live with $100k and save money in the most expensive cities in the states. Which could mean a one-bedroom apartment or even a studio. You'll just have to live below your means and budget. I do think the 33% of your gross salary towards your rent/mortgage is a good idea. Sometimes its good to pay extra for safety though. $100k in the 80s was a lot. It's like $250k now. --- Less is more. Everything you want, isn't everything you need. <cite>Arcanine2009 posted [p:984115451] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>If you're single, you can live with $100k and save money in the most expensive cities in the states. Which could mean a one-bedroom apartment or even a studio. You'll just have to live below your means and budget. I do think the 33% of your gross salary towards your rent/mortgage is a good idea. Sometimes its good to pay extra for safety though.$100k in the 80s was a lot. It's like $250k now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 02/20/25 11:11:33 PM #44:	100k is a lot of money. Barring the circumstances of living in California or something 100k is enough to live more than comfortably with no problems as long as you don't spend your money like you're making 100k. Most people who make 100k spend their money like they make 100k. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:984115475] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>100k is a lot of money. Barring the circumstances of living in California or something 100k is enough to live more than comfortably with no problems as long as you don't spend your money like you're making 100k. Most people who make 100k spend their money like they make 100k.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 02/20/25 11:15:13 PM #45:	That's double what I'm making now so... Vegas isn't terribly bad art he moment but if these California's keep moving here... You just have to know how to live within your means. If you make 50k you can't live like you make 100. --- Italian, French, German. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:984115516] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>That's double what I'm making now so...Vegas isn't terribly bad art he moment but if these California's keep moving here...You just have to know how to live within your means. If you make 50k you can't live like you make 100.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hinakuluiau 02/20/25 11:23:11 PM #46:	Part of making more money is incremental expenses keep piling. And I don't mean lifestyle creep in the sense of keeping up with the Joneses and getting new cars and going on expensive vacations. I mean that you can afford to fix that weird noise your car keeps making and bam, now you're out a couple grand. You choose to live 10 minutes from work instead of an hour and now you're out an extra $400 a month. You want to start saving for retirement since your company has a 5% match so you at least put that in since it's free money. Your dress code is professional now and/or your job doesn't give you a uniform, so you have to budget for work clothes. Soon enough you're ending up where you were at before you made six figures with not much to show for it so it just feels like the raise disappeared. --- There are some things where I just bypass critical thinking. - ROD <cite>Hinakuluiau posted [p:984115573] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>Part of making more money is incremental expenses keep piling. And I don't mean lifestyle creep in the sense of keeping up with the Joneses and getting new cars and going on expensive vacations. I mean that you can afford to fix that weird noise your car keeps making and bam, now you're out a couple grand. You choose to live 10 minutes from work instead of an hour and now you're out an extra $400 a month. You want to start saving for retirement since your company has a 5% match so you at least put that in since it's free money. Your dress code is professional now and/or your job doesn't give you a uniform, so you have to budget for work clothes.Soon enough you're ending up where you were at before you made six figures with not much to show for it so it just feels like the raise disappeared. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeefEaster 02/20/25 11:51:38 PM #47:	I could live comfortably off of $150k for years where I live. <cite>BeefEaster posted [p:984115825] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>I could live comfortably off of $150k for years where I live.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 02/21/25 12:09:50 AM #48:	User Info: lifespeedrunner Veteran User Since: Jan 2021 Karma: 214 Active Posts: 15 Total Badges: 13 --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:984115951] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote><quote>User Info: lifespeedrunnerVeteranUser Since: Jan 2021Karma: 214Active Posts: 15Total Badges: 13</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaZooo 02/21/25 12:36:58 AM #49:	$100,000 Pay probably around $20,000 give or take where you live Average rent in the US is ~$2,000 per Zillow = $12,000 for the year Average car payment is $500 to $700 = $6,000 to $8,400 per year Proper insurance coverage is probably $200 a month = $2400 for the year Assume maybe $400 a month on utilities? ($4800 per year) Average American drives about 13,000 miles. Average gas mileage in the US is ~25mpg Average gas is ~$3.15/gallon = $1,638 $59,162 If you wised up to contribute to your 401k, now you're at $35,662 Call groceries $300 a month = $3600 a year at $32,662 This is assuming you really are running relatively life and looking out for yourself. Support someone? that probably eats half that; have a life? to each to their own. Major city in California, or New York, tragic. Relatively speaking, you're doing a lot better than a lot of people, but without a rather cost-conscious mentality, you may be only coming out ahead for the year by less than $20,000. In maybe 3-5 years you may be good for a house in less expensive states (for like a $400k house?). All power to you if you're really going to go that way. But consider: When you buy a car, the potential down payment You want to take a trip, realistically it can be a couple grand Medical insurance and episodes Potential car accident or flats You do need to buy clothes Pet costs. I mean still, you're fine if you're not going hard on everything at the same time. You're in control of choices a lot of people can't make, but the point to make is you're exactly holding power. You're doing enough to obtain proper growth. You're not rich until you amass the savings. --- Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all <cite>KaZooo posted [p:984116150] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>$100,000Pay probably around $20,000 give or take where you liveAverage rent in the US is ~$2,000 per Zillow = $12,000 for the yearAverage car payment is $500 to $700 = $6,000 to $8,400 per yearProper insurance coverage is probably $200 a month = $2400 for the yearAssume maybe $400 a month on utilities? ($4800 per year)Average American drives about 13,000 miles.Average gas mileage in the US is ~25mpgAverage gas is ~$3.15/gallon= $1,638$59,162 If you wised up to contribute to your 401k, now you're at $35,662Call groceries $300 a month = $3600 a yearat $32,662This is assuming you really are running relatively life and looking out for yourself. Support someone? that probably eats half that; have a life? to each to their own. Major city in California, or New York, tragic. Relatively speaking, you're doing a lot better than a lot of people, but without a rather cost-conscious mentality, you may be only coming out ahead for the year by less than $20,000.In maybe 3-5 years you may be good for a house in less expensive states (for like a $400k house?). All power to you if you're really going to go that way.But consider:When you buy a car, the potential down paymentYou want to take a trip, realistically it can be a couple grandMedical insurance and episodesPotential car accident or flatsYou do need to buy clothesPet costs.I mean still, you're fine if you're not going hard on everything at the same time. You're in control of choices a lot of people can't make, but the point to make is you're exactly holding power. You're doing enough to obtain proper growth. You're not rich until you amass the savings.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 02/21/25 12:39:03 AM #50:	I know several people who make $100K - $150K a year. Most of them are millionaires, making them part of the "1%". It is a lot of fucking money. --- I feel like I need to put something here, or else I am one of those weird people who think that having no signature is a character trait. <cite>Dikitain posted [p:984116166] in Ppl get ma... [t:80938565]...</cite> <quote>I know several people who make $100K - $150K a year. Most of them are millionaires, making them part of the "1%". It is a lot of fucking money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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