Im 27 and i think its SHIT money. My family tells me its a lot especially since im single but i think theyre just trying to make me feel good. Im an engineer now, but im seriously thinking of changing professions, there has to be something where i can make real money because to me anything below 100k per year is SHIT money.
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Unreal.
Better than $50k son.Comment -
Unfukkinreal.
Kid thinks pulling a grand a week after taxes isn't enough to live on. Luckily story is false and kid will be off the site within a week.Comment -
Ho hum...
I suppose it would depend on where you live, etc. But good grief...Comment -
Oh, its enough to live on and if i compare myself to the average schmuck then im doing great. But i want to be better than that, i want to drive cars NOBODY else can afford, i want to wear clothes NOBODY else can buy, i want to fck bitches nobody else can get...and im not gonna be doing none of that shit on 60k per year. I live right by the ocean and i can even buy myself a decent boat to go sailing on.
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Depends on how much your bills areComment -
If you were rich enough to not have to work... you wouldn't have posted this thread in the first place.
Sounds like you need a job.
So in that case... yes.... 60k a year is plenty.Comment -
some say multiply your age by 2 and that is what you should be at least making!!!!!!!Comment -
That extra simple math equation takes into no account your education level and experienceComment -
You should be happy to still have a job making 60K, especially as an engineer. What type of engineer? Depending on the field, as an engineer you will probably experience one layoff, or maybe two in a lifetime.
Oh, and for wanting an expensive car...you will have to pay more $$ to keep it up. When it break down, or something happens, and it will, you will have to pay more money to replace the part and for service.
Sounds like you are looking for a "trophy wife." Well, either come from money, or make a mill inventing something. Or wait until your in your 30's than divide your age by 2 and + 7 yrs.Comment -
I'm in the same age bracket and just make a shade over 60k a year. Also recently single and I find that I make more than enough to support myself, even living in the NY metro area.Comment -
LOL. Ever heard of "earning your stripes"? You have the same dream that millions of people who are smarter, more dedicated, and more diligent than you have already set out for themselves to achieve. Back in line, kid.Oh, its enough to live on and if i compare myself to the average schmuck then im doing great. But i want to be better than that, i want to drive cars NOBODY else can afford, i want to wear clothes NOBODY else can buy, i want to fck bitches nobody else can get...and im not gonna be doing none of that shit on 60k per year. I live right by the ocean and i can even buy myself a decent boat to go sailing on.Comment -
Also, use your common sense and keep your salary, than take the time to come up with another idea that could work. If your single you should have a lot more spare time, while still maintaining a salary w/benefits.Comment -
Depends on how many hours you work. If you work 40 hours a week and not taking any work home with you then it is a real good salary. If you are working 60 hours a week, 11 months then it is nothing special. The only way to get rich in this country is to start your own business, but that is very risky and almost guaranteed to fail. 60k for a single guy is pretty good. 60K with a wife and family...you will probably need government assistance. Comfortable salary is like 150k-200k if you have a family, probably 75k-85k for a single guy.
LOL the idea that an employee can be rich.Comment -
its a career with alot of promotion opportunities and you have the chance to move up. 60k with full benefits including dental and what not is great. However considering how difficult the schooling is I don't think its worth it. What type of engineering was your degree in?Comment -
depends on where you live even 100,000 a year is not great money these days in some placesComment -
Money is all relative to location and lifestyle.
Although, I'm an engineer, younger, and make a lot more than 60k a year. That is also relative though depending on what type of engineer you are and how much you are willing to work. When I finished college, the average starting salary for a petroleum engineer was well over 75k and that was 4 years ago. Luckily the small private mud company I was working for sold and I got a lump sum and now I was able to become a partner in a new frac'ing company.
I'm trying to say, we have GED level employees that make a lot more than 60k a year just mixing powder outside but they work 70+ hours a week. With an engineering degree, you should be able to find plenty of avenues of revenue. If not, you're either lazy or incompetent.Comment -
Yeah, its hopeless if you're educated.
If you're not, its pretty good.
It also depends how hard you are willing to work.Comment -
Considering you probably have no idea what hard work is and probably have never put in a productive day of work in your life, it seems like $45k / year too much. I could hire 4 illegals for that and get 8 times the productivity out of them. GL
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Good luck on wanting to become filthy rich...many different ways of getting there. You could live dirty poor on 60k and create some great opportunities. GL and keep us up to date.Comment -
Welcome to the real world - not the bullshit lies the schools are selling so you pay them on credit with uncle sam money.
100K job at that age - you better be inventing something with that engineering skills, or at a minimum, be a top graduate from MIT or someshit.
60K for a single guy is living comfortably, most famialies barely make that with 2 working incomes - college grads included.
I am 29, and at 27 - I would have killed for a 60K a year job in this market after graduating with a 7 year degree.Comment -
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A wise man once told me... It's not how much you make but how much you have left over after the dust settles. I know a corporate attorney that makes $200K/year and is always broke and I know another guy who works retail for $30K/year. I guarantee the second guy has a bigger savings account and more in his investment portfolio so I think the ratio of what you make to your monthly nut is what really matters. Good luck with the new gig.Comment -
Funny you say that Chipper...I don't know him, but my wife does. This guy is a dentist and owns his own practice in California. According to my wife, he's declared bankruptcy because he splurges like he's making 10xs more than he really is. Great post!Comment -
$60,000 a year is a good base to grow from. Don't turn your nose up at that. If full benefits are included {medical, dental, matching 401k etc** that 60 is more like 80. My father used to tell me "Its not how much you make but how much you save that counts". Save and invest. The Roman empire wasn't created overnight. G.L.Comment -
Im an electrical engineer which is considered the hardest engineering major out there and i busted my ass for it. Completely missed out on the college experience because of the overwhelming workload. My current job is grueling as fck too, i spend all day designing complex digital circuitry and developing software- I am the pillar of my company and i get paid shit. Im thinking of going into investment banking where i can make at least 100k feeding off other peoples hard work.Comment -
it's okComment -
good thing you don't make standard $150/month working almost 12 hours days, 6 days a week... and that's just the country avg
you'd cry like a bitch all the way to and from work
and you'd be lucky to have a job b/c there are no jobs in the country
and we're not even talking about an African country. but hey, everybody wants to live in the dreamland of Africa, right?Comment -
Quit being a pussy and walk into your boss` office and tell him what you wrote us. Otherwise you are just a whining bitch that knows you are being paid well enough considering your age and experience.Comment -
Another thing is that girls arent even impressed if your an engineer, they think you must be some kind of awkward nerd or some shit. And here in Boston, theres a lot of really successful guys who are lawyers, harvard business men, wall street guys, they are the big swinging dicks the girls want, not me. Im a fcking shoe shiner compared to them.
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nerd!Another thing is that girls arent even impressed if your an engineer, they think you must be some kind of awkward nerd or some shit. And here in Boston, theres a lot of really successful guys who are lawyers, harvard business men, wall street guys, they are the big swinging dicks the girls want, not me. Im a fcking shoe shiner compared to them.Comment -
Low self confidence much?Another thing is that girls arent even impressed if your an engineer, they think you must be some kind of awkward nerd or some shit. And here in Boston, theres a lot of really successful guys who are lawyers, harvard business men, wall street guys, they are the big swinging dicks the girls want, not me. Im a fcking shoe shiner compared to them.Comment -
haha I imagine 90% of people would love to earn that a year! Depends how many hours you work and how difficult your job is tho I guessComment -
60k for a first year is pretty good. My uncle is making over 125k. But he's been in same company for over 20 years. So yeah 60k is pretty good. U can go overseas if u want to make more. My.cousin is pulling in 75k doing.postal in Iraq. He says even 75k is crap compare to others in the.red zoneComment -
Beautiful trolling from a poster who's 27 going on 14...Comment
