Why are You Guys so Delusional about Income?

[ggoliathbrah]

Lmao...Ive seen that thread title maybe 20 times over the past years.
Fcking weaboo

[PenorBrahNoHomo]

Anyone can just sell used cars and make 160k+, it's easy.

[GabrielNovar]

NYC monthly budget:

5k for rent

1.8k for car

180 for utilities

150 for cable

2k for clothing

2-5k for food

5-10k for travel

Insurance etc. 4K

That is all off the top of my head for the average monthly budget of someone in NYC

[nzgs]

Your lifestyle matters far more than how much you earn. If you're married living in an expensive area with a wife buying crap every day then you're probably worse off than a poorer guy living in a cheap bach pad who watches his expenses.

[AdamOm]

Average income is 40K then I am afraid to hear what the median income is.

This is a niche group where the super wealthy and successful congregate.

[TLTrooper]

You can stay making less than 40k but live as if you're making 600k. It is possible, you just need to be wise and play the system, legally, of course.

[BindMlown]

Dropped out of school, was jobless and trying to sell misc cameljockey tshirts making 50$ a month (thank you misc).

Got a job at a dutch logistic company making 11k a year.
Saved as much of possible and invested the little money I had in used cars.

My profit is over 300k this year. So the car salesmen above might actually make 160k

What exactly do you do

[Destor]

Age: 17.

Come back in 10 years saying that kid.

Not a single person itt makes over 100k.

Cannot confirm, I'll likely break 100k this year and I'm sure there are many people making more


What's more, this is my first full year working after going back to school.

[VabaX]

if the average is 40k, then anybody who actually tries can end up making at least 80k

[schwollenpecker]

Your lifestyle matters far more than how much you earn. If you're married living in an expensive area with a wife buying crap every day then you're probably worse off than a poorer guy living in a cheap bach pad who watches his expenses.

^^^^^^^^
I have seen this

[AndYUKnowThis]

My goal is $200k before taxes. Some passive Income, the other me working. I want that ballin life style op

The more money you make, the faster you retire. Fuk those average people making an average $40k living average boring lives going on average vacations and then retiring at the average age of 60.

[whysodirty]

i make 350k selling cars dont know about you Opie

[athrun340]

40k is super low. I dont know how you can enjoy life with that kind of salary. If you have a family, its even worse. Dont forget the deductions (taxes, insurance, 401k, more taxes). 40k is simply just not enough


my goal is to have a salary where i dont have to feel guilty spending >$50 for eating out.

[Awarebrahhh]

Whoever is taking the average as a argument is an idiot.

Average $44,569.20/yr (2014)
Median $28,851.21/yr (2014)

What happens is the multi-millions (billion?) dollar salaries skew the average to the point where the average is almost double the median. Take away the outliers and the real number you should be looking at is 29k.

[DatPass]

Get a clue. If you're making less than 80k in my area you'll never own a home

Exactly the point, most people will never own a home.

[OmgNewb]

NYC monthly budget:

5k for rent

1.8k for car

180 for utilities

150 for cable

2k for clothing

2-5k for food

5-10k for travel

Insurance etc. 4K

That is all off the top of my head for the average monthly budget of someone in NYC

i'm in nyc i don't pay any of this lol, the cable & utilities maybe

[DiqueJ]

lol @ judging yourself on pay tho. nikolas tesla was a poor ******* his whole life but did more than any of you >100k glorified peasants will do

[SoutheastBeast1]

60k is decent, but 80k is more in line with making it.

Edit

For the record I'm making 33k working part time on internship as I finish my PhD and it's enough to support me and chip away slightly at student loans

True I don't live in big city so cost of living is down, but still.

Some of you just suck at money management if you need 100k plain and simple

[callum-2006]

NYC monthly budget:

5k for rent

1.8k for car

180 for utilities

150 for cable

2k for clothing

2-5k for food

5-10k for travel

Insurance etc. 4K

That is all off the top of my head for the average monthly budget of someone in NYC

Strong 5k per month on food, 2k per month on clothes and 10k per month on travel. You eating caviar for breakfast?

Delusional.

[athrun340]

60k is decent, but 80k is more in line with making it.

Borderline making it. WIth that salary, you'll be able to max out your 401k and roth IRA. It'll be real tough to save 20% downpayment for a house though.

[HobgoblinJim]

Realistically, most miscers will be middle class, some will rise to upper-middle class and maybe 1-2 will become rich.

But we're all gonna make it

[Sora1234]

too bad i make 32k a year.

[gsxtreme1987]

Make 75K now.. feel poverty.

Want to make 100K after tax and own a j00cy tesla


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[t_raven]

6 figure crew checking in. Feels good man

Whoever is taking the average as a argument is an idiot.

Average $44,569.20/yr (2014)
Median $28,851.21/yr (2014)

What happens is the multi-millions (billion?) dollar salaries skew the average to the point where the average is almost double the median. Take away the outliers and the real number you should be looking at is 29k.

Also this. Average numbers often don't mean chit. Median is a better indicator what is common.

[Hesher]

What most people here are forgetting is that to own a home, most people are doing it on two incomes in high cost of living areas.

I'm fortunate enough to provide for my family on a single income in a high cost of living area, but I've also had a pretty nice income trajectory while working about 40 hours a week or less. It's called having a unique set of skills, and also having a real niche you inhabit with being willing to move around.

I have many coworkers who are making 20-25k less per year, although they are 10-15 years older than I am.

Elsewhere, I've worked places where someone the next salary band below me was making literally half of what I did.

The bottom line is that you don't have any clue of what people are really making until you've worked for a few companies, have some promotions under your belt, and have compared notes with your colleagues.

[NeoginCF]

I see threads here about money and so many of you think that anybody not making 500K a year is poverty. You realize the national average income is 40K right? Most of you here will never make much above 40K. 100K even with today's cost of living is still a top 8-10% income and vast majority of you here will never even get close to that




IMO if you make 60K as a single guy in a reasonable cost of living area, you're doing very well for yourself.

That feel when 126.565€ is 1% in belgium


income from salary before taxes

[nickrut]

Op has a point. Everyone overstates everything on the misc though so why would I come be any different

[Schnitzl]

NYC monthly budget:

5-10k for travel


That is all off the top of my head for the average monthly budget of someone in NYC

the fuk you doing a round the world trip every month for?

[WessonSmith]

Try getting a reservation at dorsia now, you fukking stupid bastard! You, fukking bastard!

[Zerafian]

average income is under $50k for a married couple in the US. Misc is delusional about how much money they will be making because its filled with kids that have hopes and dreams....good for you guys, hopefully you dont actually have to face real world realities of being stuck with $25-40k for your entire life like over 60-70% of the US, Im happy I dont have to





and OP is banned