About to make 200k this year and still don't feel like im ahead no brag

[AWSbruh]

I have no car payments and just a mortgage, but I'm paying my ex-wife 3100 dollars a month between alimony and child support. Plus taxes are a killer since I'm single. Feels bad man, I work hard, and everyone benefits but me. I don't even know if I'm going to make the same next year since I'm consultanting. My last three years have been 120K,168 and now I'm in the 200ks with 1 month to go, so I don't know how much I'll make next year

[rareangus]

I know those feels. Think it takes 1m a year in socal to really feel rich srs.

[thatsnarf]

but I'm paying my ex-wife 3100 dollars a month between alimony and child support.

what's the breakdown between the two.

also, are you sure that is your offspring?

[miscinbro]

Cause 200k isn’t rich anymore. It’s good money - but the gap between you and an actual rich person is so far beyond what most people have any concept of.

[AWSbruh]

what's the breakdown between the two.

also, are you sure that is your offspring?

1900 dollars a month in alimony for 1 year and 1200 a month in child support. This doesn't include daycare and healthcare that I 100 percent pay

[miscinbro]

1900 dollars a month in alimony for 1 year and 1200 a month in child support. This doesn't include daycare and healthcare that I 100 percent pay

Well, there you go. That’s brutal.

[truesteez]

1900 dollars a month in alimony for 1 year and 1200 a month in child support. This doesn't include daycare and healthcare that I 100 percent pay

[thatsnarf]

1900 dollars a month in alimony for 1 year and 1200 a month in child support. This doesn't include daycare and healthcare that I 100 percent pay

you only have to pay alimony for 1 year? I'm not sure how that goes but if that's the case, thank god.

[Visel]

If only the $3100/mo was pre-tax. In comparison to your $200k it's probably closer to like $4200/mo pre-tax. So like $50k/yr pre-tax. Keeping that remaining 3/4 has gotta be nice though, it's like you're still making $150k like last year, if you wanna look at it that way.

[backinbusiness]

Well when a new nice car is 60-100k and housing went up 50% in the last 5 years it makes sense why 100k/yr is now just making you average

[McFlavour]

I make over $200k and taxes are fuked, especially in Ontario

[navid93]

So after taxes you’re basically paying 25% of your money to your ex? Jesus

[Jasonw1178]

The rich never think they are rich because they are always looking the next level up. You make 200K a year, and now you are exposed to thoughts on what you could do if you made 500K a year.

[Muscle2021]

Pretty much same as OP.
No ex wife but student loans for same amount and ive made about 170-180 k for years.
Dont feel rich at all

[Retoaded]

If only the $3100/mo was pre-tax. In comparison to your $200k it's probably closer to like $4200/mo pre-tax. So like $50k/yr pre-tax. Keeping that remaining 3/4 has gotta be nice though, it's like you're still making $150k like last year, if you wanna look at it that way.

he said that AND childcare and healthcare.

healthcare probably $500/month and daycare $800/month.

Its probably more like $5000/month after taxes, or 60k, or more like 80k pre-tax.

So without that he's making $120k.

[iabs]

Alimony/childsupport is your burden to bare of course, but its the taxes that really piss me off. 30% right off top, but then factor in property taxes, auto registration, personal property in some states, gas tax, sales tax, capital gains tax, hunting/fishing permits, camping permits, burn permits, all the other bull**** they put on us, I really believe the real tax number is closer to 50% of our income. We are slaves. Its ****ing bull****.

All so we can drop $200K bombs on a sand ****** that maybe earns $10K per year in their opium field lol. Or give to the jews or whatever

And now an out of control inflation which is a hidden tax.

Lets go Brandon!

[Polaris]

Alimony/childsupport is your burden to bare of course, but its the taxes that really piss me off. 30% right off top, but then factor in property taxes, auto registration, personal property in some states, gas tax, sales tax, capital gains tax, hunting/fishing permits, camping permits, burn permits, all the other bull**** they put on us, I really believe the real tax number is closer to 50% of our income. We are slaves. Its ****ing bull****.

All so we can drop $200K bombs on a sand ****** that maybe earns $10K per year in their opium field lol. Or give to the jews or whatever

Yeah, that's why I try not to think about it too much.

[DrFeeIGood]

Cause 200k isn’t rich anymore. It’s good money - but the gap between you and an actual rich person is so far beyond what most people have any concept of.

This. $200k aint chit these days, its the new $75k SRS

[bsmit107]

I hear you. I'm making A LOT (for me) this year. Feel the same way.

$200k is the new $100k.

This. I'm currently making 3x as much as I was 3 years ago, wife is making 25k more than she was 3 years ago (together we'll pull just under $300k in a town where the average home price is $147k and avg household income is $46k/year) no real debt, paying double on mortgage, contributing max to retirement, blah blah

.....and I just don't have that feeling of "we made it"...

Still doing "side hustles" (mainly hobbies that I enjoy though) feeling like I can never have enough $$

[DrFeeIGood]

[Xerve]

Are you a cloud systems architect?

Is that all base salary or do you get commission too?

[AWSbruh]

Are you a cloud systems architect?

Is that all base salary or do you get commission too?

yes and no, i get paid hourly on w2

[GayCumLord]

thats crazy. ur exwife proly taking that $$$ to take tyrones out to the bar

[EnforcerOTF]

whoever wrote this has too many chromosomes

[BigElephant]

Al Al the ladies' pal!

[Inger2]

After taxes you’re netting 11-12k a month probably, the child support **** comes out to roughly 3500 and you have the child day care which I assume can be up to 1000 a month? 4500 gone. Almost half your salary on this blood sucking demon.

[billclintonnn]

After taxes you’re netting 11-12k a month probably, the child support **** comes out to roughly 3500 and you have the child day care which I assume can be up to 1000 a month? 4500 gone. Almost half your salary on this blood sucking demon.

This. And for what? Hopefully OP is actively engaged with his kid which logical sense would mean he shouldn't have to pay child support.

[jinda628]

I'm consultanting.

And you said you're about to make 200k?
Seriously, the salary is just a part of it. Another half are your expenses.

How much is your take home after all the expenses? That's what you have to look at.

[knightofday]

1900 dollars a month in alimony for 1 year and 1200 a month in child support. This doesn't include daycare and healthcare that I 100 percent pay

This is financial rape.

You cant tell me the system wasn't setup to destroy men from all angles. To make them wary of marriage in order to destroy the nuclear family.

Just one more angle of attack out of thousands by the (((ruling elite))).

[knightofday]

IT isn't like other industries, it's all about technical skills. He said he went 120, 168, 200. He had most likely had to self study which is like going back to school while working to earn each of those jumps. When you work that hard and most of it gets eaten by tax/exwife/inflation, feeling poor is a reasonable response, not a grass is greener response.

Now you understand why they fought for the progressive income tax.

Didint have chit to do with taxing the real rich, it was entirely about keeping normal people from climbing above a set level.