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How old are you? How much do you make?

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Depends on with or without overtime. Well, I guess even with OT, the "average" falls within one of the ranges on the poll.

Oh, and I'm 36 and don't make enough. It's never enough! 😉

By the way, one should post their location (I'm in Kentucky). $30 an hour in California isn't much. $30 per hour in Kentucky is very good pay. It's all relevant.
 
Originally posted by: Engineer
Depends on with or without overtime. Well, I guess even with OT, the "average" falls within one of the ranges on the poll.

Oh, and I'm 36 and don't make enough. It's never enough! 😉

By the way, one should post their location (I'm in Kentucky). $30 an hour in California isn't much. $30 per hour in Kentucky is very good pay. It's all relevant.
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You mean, "It's all RELATIVE."
 
26, making $21.25 an hour as a tech support specialist. Feel very undervalued after being in the work world for a few years and seeing how many people are just plain lazy and take advantage of their company.
 
Originally posted by: Busie23
26, making $21.25 an hour as a tech support specialist. Feel very undervalued after being in the work world for a few years and seeing how many people are just plain lazy and take advantage of their company.
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I'm a tech support specialist and I only make 10/hr. Feel lucky.
 
Originally posted by: necine
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: Descartes
25, and a lot more than what you have in the poll.
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What do you do?
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I think he owns his own company. I sent him a pm waiting on a reply.
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WRONG.......He is a rent boy!! There are downsides.....he can't walk down the street without sh!tting himself!!

 
38, self employed. I bill at $60 per hour or $300 to $500 per job (sometimes $900 for complex jobs) which works out to $28-$30 per hour after expenses and travel time. I just love the Parade magazine in the Sunday paper with their ?what do people make? article. So much depends on location. A Taxidermist in Tennessee making $20,000 a year may be living a king?s life, while a Lawyer in LA working 60 hours a week for $75,000 a year can't afford to buy a house!
 
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
So much depends on location. A Taxidermist in Tennessee making $20,000 a year may be living a king?s life, while a Lawyer in LA working 60 hours a week for $75,000 a year can't afford to buy a house!
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This is true. I have a friend who left Seattle, was making over $50k, easy hours, single, 2 bedroom house, & a fat beamer. He moved to VA for $97K, just bought a 1 bedroom condo for $300k, work crazy hours, travels, and getting raped both ways (paying state taxes, federal taxes, & the high cost of living).
 
Originally posted by: darkplayer
Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
So much depends on location. A Taxidermist in Tennessee making $20,000 a year may be living a king?s life, while a Lawyer in LA working 60 hours a week for $75,000 a year can't afford to buy a house!
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This is true. I have a friend who left Seattle, was making over $40, easy hours, single, 2 bedroom house, & a fat beamer. He moved to VA for $97K, just bought a 1 bedroom condo for $300k, work crazy hours, travels, and getting raped both ways (paying state taxes, federal taxes, & the high cost of living).
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I was under the impression that VA was cheap. Esp when contrasted to seattle?
 
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I was under the impression that VA was cheap. Esp when contrasted to seattle?[/quote]

If you live far enough from a metropolitan area, anything is cheap.

I live 40 miles from Seattle and my rent is around $600 for 2 bedroom, 2 bath, large balcony, double door security, pool, wash & dryer, over 1250 sqf of space but no fireplace 🙁

In seattle, a studio or 1 bedroom over $700.

 
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I was under the impression that VA was cheap. Esp when contrasted to seattle?
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If you live far enough from a metropolitan area, anything is cheap.

I live 40 miles from Seattle and my rent is around $600 for 2 bedroom, 2 bath, large balcony, double door security, pool, wash & dryer, over 1250 sqf of space but no fireplace 🙁

In seattle, a studio or 1 bedroom over $700.

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Wow... I live in Jersey. The rent for a single bed/bath apartment is around 800. Crazy.
 
I love the posts that go like this: "oh when I get out of school next year I'll be making 75k"... right. That's the college mentality that universities brainwash you with. I thought the same too when I was in college. "This wonderful degree is my ticket to big money!!"

... Good luck with that :roll:
 
You should also add how many hours per week....

I work at least 40hrs a week at my job, thus I may make less hourly pay than some, but work enough hours to make it a decent salary. (mainly because I am salaried)
 
Originally posted by: mikej007
I love the posts that go like this: "oh when I get out of school next year I'll be making 75k"... right. That's the college mentality that universities brainwash you with. I thought the same too when I was in college. "This wonderful degree is my ticket to big money!!"

... Good luck with that :roll:
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it depends on where u live and your bills???

i make $6.50/hour and work on average 3 days a week and manage to afford my $300 apartment rent and a $50 phone bill plus gas and food.. (very little food i might add)

luckally parents pay car insurance while im in college otherwize id be fuxored!!!

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More specific:

I'm 23 and make $36.61/ hour. I normally work about 40-50 hrs a week, sometimes more.

I work in medical IT for one of the "big" manufacturers. I love it!
 
Originally posted by: mztykal
23 and around 25k a year. Sad yah? Gonna do something about it soon as I stop being lazy. 1 year left of school and I got a few certs to stop being lazy about and take the tests. That should raise my income enough to be decent.
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Hehe, I feel the same way... This could be why we are into Neons and not Lexus/Infiniti 😛
 
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