ITT: The "Over 100k/yr" club. Give advice and get advice :)

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 06:50 PM

This thread is not meant to be an arrogant/EGO thread or a circle jerk. Just simply explain how you got to 100k/yr and give advice to other people on how to do the same.

Edit (My story):

I was homeless at 18 and dropped out of culinary school. Decided to go big or go home and got a degree in Physics and also learned how to be a software engineer. From there I jobbed hop as a software engineer until I started working for a military contractor that pays well. In conjunction with my website (http://www.suppRatings.com), I make approximately 110k/yr.

With all of that said, being successful and making money boils down to one thing and one thing only: Hard work,...and a TON of it

**Kalazu** · 10-01-2011, 06:51 PM

i'm making 0/y now (living with parents)

but...

wouldmake100k/y

**sporting_wood** · 10-01-2011, 06:52 PM

i knew a guy who sucked 100,000 dicks for $1 a pop. His name was you.

**speakers4u** · 10-01-2011, 06:52 PM

Acquire assets, disregard liabilities

**Ralliart16** · 10-01-2011, 06:52 PM

Since you created this thread, why don't you explain (assuming you're in the club).

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by sporting_wood

i knew a guy who sucked 100,000 dicks for $1 a pop. His name was you.

It was worth it because they all said they loved me

**irishbarry** · 10-01-2011, 06:52 PM

Union, 5 year apprenticeship $46/hr
i do alot of OT too and its double time..so roughly 120k/yr

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Ralliart16

Since you created this thread, why don't you explain (assuming you're in the club).

I was homeless at 18 and dropped out of culinary school. Decided to go big or go home and got a degree in Physics and learn how to be a software engineer. From there I jobbed hop as a software engineer until I started working for a military contractor that pays well. In conjunction with my website (http://www.suppRatings.com), I make approximately 110k/yr.

With all of that said, being successful and making money boils down to one thing and one thing only: Hard work,...and a TON of it

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by irishbarry

Union, 5 year apprenticeship $46/hr
i do alot of OT too and its double time..so roughly 120k/yr

Double OT at 46? ****ing nice man

**A1phaeus** · 10-01-2011, 06:59 PM

not there yet, but i want to open up my own business of some sort..

**zbrownlee** · 10-01-2011, 07:01 PM

I'm making 22k/yr going to school about to get my 2yr aa degree. I have two more years of college credit pre-paid for so I want to obtain a bachelors, not sure what career path I want. All I know is I'm very motivated and willing to work very hard, what's my next step or advice?

**jimmybimmy** · 10-01-2011, 07:04 PM

OP why get a degree in physics? Also, where from?

**fevr** · 10-01-2011, 07:04 PM

ITT blatant advertising

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by zbrownlee

I'm making 22k/yr going to school about to get my 2yr aa degree. I have two more years of college credit pre-paid for so I want to obtain a bachelors, not sure what career path I want. All I know is I'm very motivated and willing to work very hard, what's my next step or advice?

I consider myself low on the totem pole as I am aquaintnances with a number of 1000k/yr folk. Basically, find an idea and stick with it and run it into the ground. If you aren't annoying everyone around you about your idea, then you aren't talking about it enough or working enough.

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by jimmybimmy

OP why get a degree in physics? Also, where from?

Physics was the only thing I was interested in and it is pretty much the biggest panty wetter for HR departments and recruiting firms. In 5 years, i've only been not offered a job one time...hell, most the time I don't even have to interview.

**engj** · 10-01-2011, 07:08 PM

7 years field experience, then engineering degree, 10 years of 60+ hours a week. Now after 13-14 years I break 100k by the summer and work 40hrs a week (plus some business travel).

Pick a career you are interested in, work hard, gain experience in all areas you can, keep learning, and keep advancing and pushing yourself. People with comfortable mediocre careers make comfortable mediocre wages.

**HORNYNASCAR69** · 10-01-2011, 07:08 PM

Spot reserved. Will come back when I've achieved 6 figures a year.

**Otaman** · 10-01-2011, 07:08 PM

How bad are the income taxes in US for +100K club?

What are you generally left with? Enough to save up for a house/car etc ?

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Otaman

How bad are the income taxes in US for +100K club?

What are you generally left with? Enough to save up for a house/car etc ?

The way I have everything structured, I basically get $1,750 in my bank account every Monday and all my taxes and such are covered.

//granted, some of this goes to business expenditures which are tax write offs

**TaeBoNinja** · 10-01-2011, 07:13 PM

My advice is for people to go into business for themselves. My friends who work for tech companies work long hours, and get less than 150k for the most part. Meanwhile, I make phone apps for a few hours a day, spend the rest of the time BSing around like the time I spend on the Misc, and still take home 7 figures a year.

I'm always amazed at how much time people spend on the Net doing dumb things like messing with ********, yet they don't start Internet businesses which could make them an extra few thousand a month at the very least.

**bottlez** · 10-01-2011, 07:16 PM

Age: 26

n1gga, you at least 30

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by bottlez

Age: 26

n1gga, you at least 30

It's being bald and he stress of the last 2 years.

Originally Posted by TaeBoNinja

My advice is for people to go into business for themselves. My friends who work for tech companies work long hours, and get less than 150k for the most part. Meanwhile, I make phone apps for a few hours a day, spend the rest of the time BSing around like the time I spend on the Misc, and still take home 7 figures a year.

I'm always amazed at how much time people spend on the Net doing dumb things like messing with ********, yet they don't start Internet businesses which could make them an extra few thousand a month at the very least.

exactly this

**dep9sport** · 10-01-2011, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by TaeBoNinja

My advice is for people to go into business for themselves. My friends who work for tech companies work long hours, and get less than 150k for the most part. Meanwhile, I make phone apps for a few hours a day, spend the rest of the time BSing around like the time I spend on the Misc, and still take home 7 figures a year.

I'm always amazed at how much time people spend on the Net doing dumb things like messing with ********, yet they don't start Internet businesses which could make them an extra few thousand a month at the very least.

Go on....

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by dep9sport

Go on....

I'm intrigued as well.

**ducktales** · 10-01-2011, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by bottlez

Age: 26

n1gga, you at least 30

reminds me of this

lolz, aware

**Briangumble** · 10-01-2011, 07:53 PM

Right now I make $13 an hour. I'm trying to save up as much money as I can until I can figure out how to invest it or start a side business with it but I don't have any ideas at the moment. But I would really love to be in the $100k/yr club.

**SuppRatings** · 10-01-2011, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Briangumble

Right now I make $13 an hour. I'm trying to save up as much money as I can until I can figure out how to invest it or start a side business with it but I don't have any ideas at the moment. But I would really love to be in the $100k/yr club.

Copy those who are successful and fake it till you make it.

**Dude.Jon** · 10-01-2011, 08:08 PM

Hey OP I'm in a similar situation. Right now I'm majoring in physics at a CC and make approx 24$/hr doing manual labor for a city contractor.

When you first bought the domain name of your site, did you already have articles/info on your computer/blog or did you just build your website afterwards? I did the CPC google ads etc but didnt figure everything out b4 I spent all the $ I set aside for learning how to do it right.

Would like to hear how you guys first started out doing whatever made you where you are today...

**TrentAM** · 10-01-2011, 08:09 PM

Do you have any other investments you plan on getting into in the near future? Don't need to be specific. What type of advertising do you feel draws the most traffic to your website?

**c0vjek** · 10-01-2011, 08:10 PM

I got 2 sources of income, work and from my Post 9/11 GI Bill.

I been working at a credit card company as Information Security Tech and make $92k before taxes and my Post 9/11 GI Bill gets me $35k+ that is tax free.

My story.

I grew up in Bosnia during the war, my parents were upper class but we lost everything and were homeless for 2 years and then some people let us live in their tool shack. Winters were brutal (East Europe it gets cold and ton snow) because we had no clothes or heat. Dad was always on the battle field and mom was working at ammo factory. I had to take care of my younger brother.

We moved to NYC in 98 and my dad busted his ass working for $8 an hour, construction and he would work 16+ hours a day. We got off on our feet few years later and started to enjoy middle class. At 17, I joined the Army as Infantryman. At 21 I got out and started college, original major was Biomedical Engineering now its Computer Science, almost done 12 more classes to go.

I got my current job by luck. I was working as personal banker and hated it but needed money. I had to do a presentation on security issues and I took it from basic presentation to advance. I did not realize there was a senior Security manager for a credit card company there. After my presentation he kept asking me questions one on one and I kept answering. After 30 mins or so he gave me his card and told me to call him, I did and he asked if I wanted a transfer and higher pay... I took it.

my advice:

Work hard, focus on your goal and act professional at all times because you never know who is there watching you.

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