Hate to break it to to you buy fire fighters and police officers in SoCal make a lot with overtime, close to $110k. So yeah I will tell them 85K ain't a lot of money.
Hate to break it to to you buy fire fighters and police officers in SoCal make a lot with overtime, close to $110k. So yeah I will tell them 85K ain't a lot of money.
Married
1998 GMC Jimmy 107,000 Miles. I love not having a payment, and can spend the money on boating instead.
1998 GMC Jimmy 107,000 Miles. I love not having a payment, and can spend the money on boating instead.
It's the same here in NY. Their base pay is awfully low (talking high 20s to low 30s starting) but they get VERY generous OT bonuses which can easily double their pay.
Married, 1 child
1998 Subaru Legacy GT (mine)
2003 Grand Caravan Sport (wife)
Future cars:
A possible lease on a CTS-V or STS-V would be nice, or maybe used 2005 MB-320 CDI.
1998 Subaru Legacy GT (mine)
2003 Grand Caravan Sport (wife)
Future cars:
A possible lease on a CTS-V or STS-V would be nice, or maybe used 2005 MB-320 CDI.
SoCal and NY are bad examples. Those are the extremes in cost of living in the country. So, $85k is still a lot for those professions in most parts of the country. Thank you.
That's not necessarily true. There have been people throughout history who have made big contributions despite being born rich. I think Alprazolam is in an interesting situation, personally. Most people don't amount to much in the end, but have the excuse that they were always trying to make ends meet, and never found the time to do the things they wanted to do. Alprazolam is able to do whatever he/she wants, AND has to resist the temptation to live a life in pursuit of pleasure (assuming, of course, that people should want to achieve great things).
I would say that in some ways, being born rich and amounting to something is a bigger achievement than scrabbling your way up from the gutter. Poor people usually don't lack motivation because it's forced on them. Really worthwhile motivation in a rich person has nowhere to come from but within. I think that's the point of Buddha having been born rich, in Eastern mythology.
SoCal, in no way, represents reality for 99% of the rest of the nation.
On a side note, if any of you believe what Alprazolam is posting then I feel sorry for you.
Babbles
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I think you are right.
Neither NYC or SoCal should be used to represent the average living situation in the country. Additionally figuring in double over-time should not be used to represent the average salary in the country. Finally the average individual yearly income is nowhere near $85,000 and you would have to be nuts to think so.
i work in nyc and make over $85k.
married, mortgage, 2 kids
we drive a 1997 toyota rav4 and a 1992 mitsubishi eclipse. i use the eclipse to go back and forth to the train station. my wife stays at home with the kids and uses the rav to run errands and stuff.
we will probably get a new car soon or at least in the new year when bonuses come out. the only reason we're looking for a new car is that my wife can't sit in back with the kids when we go places because both car seats take up all the room. we also can't carry any other passengers if we go anywhere as a family.
married, mortgage, 2 kids
we drive a 1997 toyota rav4 and a 1992 mitsubishi eclipse. i use the eclipse to go back and forth to the train station. my wife stays at home with the kids and uses the rav to run errands and stuff.
we will probably get a new car soon or at least in the new year when bonuses come out. the only reason we're looking for a new car is that my wife can't sit in back with the kids when we go places because both car seats take up all the room. we also can't carry any other passengers if we go anywhere as a family.
85k not a lot? maybe in some places, but if I made $85k/year here, I'd be set for life guaranteed.
I Call Bull$hit... My 2003 ZO6 Has to have a good night to hit 12 or less... Comments like that amaze me... Naturally Aspirated???
imported_Airjarhead
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I'm in the military so it's kinda hard to judge exactly what I make (I get a lot of tax free "allowances"). My take home pay (net) is $70k so I think that's equivelent to >85k.
Anyway, I'm married with 3 kids
04 Chevy Suburban
04 Chevy Monte Carlo
1972-75 EA-6B Prowler - I can get it up over 500 mph below 1000'
Anyway, I'm married with 3 kids
04 Chevy Suburban
04 Chevy Monte Carlo
1972-75 EA-6B Prowler - I can get it up over 500 mph below 1000'
my dad's total income last year (incl. bonuses) was $285k. he drives a 1996 camry.
my mom works P/T and makes $15k a year. She has a 2002 Accord.
my mom works P/T and makes $15k a year. She has a 2002 Accord.
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