Anybody Content With Their Average Life With An Average Salary?

After taxes, let's say you have about 30k. After food costs, housing costs, car/transportation costs, college loans, etc., you're barely saving 5k a year while living on a strict budget. Who the hell would be content with that?

Depends on what your goal in life is... if your goal is simply to be a provider, than maybe it's not enough. But if your goal is to enjoy your life, dowork that matters in the world to you and other people, to do something different and not just be another number on a page somewhere... (not that youspecifically are, but work-a-holics in general)... than maybe it's plenty.

I mean - a lot of people would turn the question around on you... are you really okay with working 60-80 hours per week and basically having no time to stopand enjoy life? Again - maybe not you specifically, but people with that "money over everything" mentality rarely get to ever enjoy all that money.
 
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@ those chasing money. My parents dont/didnt drive nice cars and such, but Im not going to take a job that pays a lot if Im not happy with it.
 
I think it depends on where you live and what kind of lifestyle you have. I'm 26, no kids (thank god), not married(thank god again) and I'm in theMilitary. I live in Wyoming (yes they have brothas here lol) but I made 46k last year and I'm thinking I'm going to be making 50k come next April. Aslong as you stay on top of bills and do what you gotta do for your shorties and wifey you should be straight like 3:45.
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but on a serious note, people get caught up in status too much and if you wantcertain things you gotta sacarfice for the things you want. Its not about the money with me, hell I'm going to school to be a teacher, its more abouthaving a foundation for my family and providing for my future kids. Once I do meet that women and settle down, my shoe collection will be at a hault at aminimum tho haha.
 
I'm about to start a job where I'll be on commissions. The "worst" performer in my position for the company made a little over 60K last yearwhile the top performer made just over 100.

I'm pretty hungry for making money because it ultimately funds the types of things I want to do in life. I want to be able to go to Vegas three times ayear, NYC three times a year, and also on one other random vacation each year. So for me, I know to do these things I am going to have to work hard and performwell to have enough money to support these activities.

So in my mind, as a single 22 year old I could live a good life making 45-60K, but I wouldn't be content with it because of the things I want to do.
 
This life as a future lawyer is for the birds. 50-60 hours a week. Im going to do it for like 3 or 4 years and get out. Money aint worth having a weak familyand friend life.
 
Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
In VA??? Where are you living that you can't do with 50k?
 
Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
Yes, but you said you are in VA, its not like your are in L.A. or NYC
 
Originally Posted by DownyBoy

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
In VA??? Where are you living that you can't do with 50k?
VA cost of living is a beast. Average split level attached town home will run you $500,000 plus when Iwas
looking to move into the area for a career change and that was 2 years ago. Even the salary increase in VA wasn't enough
for me to provide what I wanted for my family.
 
Im extremely content with my life on an "average salary". Im a teacher in Atlanta making 45k a year, drive a nice car (m35), have a nice apartment,and do everything that I want to do. Not having any kids and getting my student loans canceled out after 5 years of teaching is a big help too
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...I'mone of the lucky people out there who actually have a job that they enjoy waking up for every day and can make a decent amount of money.

I plan on going back to school to get my masters in educational administration, not b/c of the increase in salary but b/c I feel I have a lot of ideas thatcould be beneficial in public education (not to say I wouldn't appreciate the raise tho). I say that to get my opinion out that I feel people shouldgreatly enjoy life and take it all in, not be so money driven b/c you never know when it's all gonna be gone...but I do understand why people feel the waythey do on the opposite end.
 
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@ those chasing money. My parents dont/didnt drive nice cars and such, but Im not going to take a job that pays a lot if Im not happy with it.
People wanting to make more money in life is a bad thing?

If that's what they want in life, I see no problem.

Even if they don't like what they do for a living, they probably want to feel secure with the amount of money they have and avoid any future situations ofmoney ever being an issue, along with other possible reasons.

Personally, I'd rather have a job that I don't like and feel secure with my salary than to have a job that I enjoy making an average amount of money.
 
Originally Posted by Roc Boy Jada

Originally Posted by krazy88s

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@ those chasing money. My parents dont/didnt drive nice cars and such, but Im not going to take a job that pays a lot if Im not happy with it.
People wanting to make more money in life is a bad thing?

If that's what they want in life, I see no problem.

Even if they don't like what they do for a living, they probably want to feel secure with the amount of money they have and avoid any future situations of money ever being an issue, along with other possible reasons.

Personally, I'd rather have a job that I don't like and feel secure with my salary than to have a job that I enjoy making an average amount of money.

That's the bottom line. You can always use a high paying job as a means to an end. Invest your capital in stocks, a new business, property, or somethingyou do like.
 
Originally Posted by Supermanblue79

Originally Posted by DownyBoy

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
In VA??? Where are you living that you can't do with 50k?
VA cost of living is a beast. Average split level attached town home will run you $500,000 plus when I was
looking to move into the area for a career change and that was 2 years ago. Even the salary increase in VA wasn't enough
for me to provide what I wanted for my family.
i live in alexandria...my rent alone is at least 1400 and thats for a 1 bedroom and a sun room. alexandria is like minuets away from dc. and itshi as hell to live there. and to the dude who said it's not like im living in nyc...im not that far either. so in comparion to say texas or georgia, 50k istrash.
 
Originally Posted by Prez T

Originally Posted by justhotkicks

I understand what most of you are saying, but I didn't work my rear off in college and my parents didn't labor themselves for 20+ years for me to have an average salary.
agreed . my parents have sacrified a lot for me financially and taught me the importance of success and fortune .60K coming out of college for a few years is cool, but ill consider it a failure if im not making at least 6 figures by my late 20s / early 30s
Originally Posted by Roc Boy Jada

Originally Posted by krazy88s

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@ those chasing money. My parents dont/didnt drive nice cars and such, but Im not going to take a job that pays a lot if Im not happy with it.
People wanting to make more money in life is a bad thing?

If that's what they want in life, I see no problem.

Even if they don't like what they do for a living, they probably want to feel secure with the amount of money they have and avoid any future situations of money ever being an issue, along with other possible reasons.

Personally, I'd rather have a job that I don't like and feel secure with my salary than to have a job that I enjoy making an average amount of money.
[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Couldn't agree more[/color]
 
Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Supermanblue79

Originally Posted by DownyBoy

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
In VA??? Where are you living that you can't do with 50k?
VA cost of living is a beast. Average split level attached town home will run you $500,000 plus when I was
looking to move into the area for a career change and that was 2 years ago. Even the salary increase in VA wasn't enough
for me to provide what I wanted for my family.
and to the dude who said it's not like im living in nyc...im not that far either. so in comparion to say texas or georgia, 50k is trash.
I will say it again, if you are single with no children and you cant live off 50K then you have problems.
 
damn some of yall livin a nice life and have it easy

comin from a poor family i'll be balling with 50k a year

my parents don't own a home, I can't imagine myself buying a crib.

my mother supports my sister and me by herself living paycheck to paycheck

I guess is different for immigrants who come here
 
Originally Posted by Prez T

Originally Posted by justhotkicks

I understand what most of you are saying, but I didn't work my rear off in college and my parents didn't labor themselves for 20+ years for me to have an average salary.
agreed . my parents have sacrified a lot for me financially and taught me the importance of success and fortune .60K coming out of college for a few years is cool , but ill consider it a failure if im not making at least 6 figures by my late 20s / early 30s
this post and some others are interesting.
In some article I read an Indian business man (big money) said that American Students are not hirable. One of the main reasons was because they expect so muchwhen coming out of school.
 
Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Supermanblue79

Originally Posted by DownyBoy

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
In VA??? Where are you living that you can't do with 50k?
VA cost of living is a beast. Average split level attached town home will run you $500,000 plus when I was
looking to move into the area for a career change and that was 2 years ago. Even the salary increase in VA wasn't enough
for me to provide what I wanted for my family.
and to the dude who said it's not like im living in nyc...im not that far either. so in comparion to say texas or georgia, 50k is trash.
I will say it again, if you are single with no children and you cant live off 50K then you have problems.
EXACTLY. How can you not live on 50k if you are single?
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I mean, what the hell are you buying?
 
if me and my fiance both make somewhere around 50k+ i will be PERFECTLY fine with my life ... i plan on moving down to delaware or somewhere warmer and cheaperthan the dmv and all i want is a roomy house and a golf course close by ... all i want to do for the rest of my life is make babies and golf ...
 
Wealth does not automatically equal happiness. Money can buy nice things but that can be taken from you likethis. Money has it's perks, don't get mewrong, but it will never take the place of the joy/calmness feeling that you can get from being in the state of mind that you are content with where you are inlife. Nothing beats that feeling. Ever.

Some people get that feeling from striving for more to better themselves and "paper chase" but that it isn't necessarily a bad thing as long asthey can bounce back if it were to be gone the next day. Then some people that get that same feeling from being stable in lives and that is enough. It'sall about where you are sitting at the table.

I plan to make money in my future but I know that if the money were to be gone tomorrow I know what's most important and it isn't about the money but astate of mind and family and not being afraid to have to start at bottom and work my way back up.
 
Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Supermanblue79

Originally Posted by DownyBoy

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Originally Posted by SoleWoman

Originally Posted by RezzurrectMe

Im in VA.....yes she works as well......we have a beautiful apatment.....Im pretty much content. Maybe later on i'll save for a condo......and another car. However, that's a couple of years away.
im in va as well. thing are always better with joint income but still...that amount in va is tough imo. and like i said its only me. Im tryna get my weight up to do better tho.
If you cant live of 50k then you have problems.
are you aware of the differences in cost of living...?
In VA??? Where are you living that you can't do with 50k?
VA cost of living is a beast. Average split level attached town home will run you $500,000 plus when I was
looking to move into the area for a career change and that was 2 years ago. Even the salary increase in VA wasn't enough
for me to provide what I wanted for my family.
i live in alexandria...my rent alone is at least 1400 and thats for a 1 bedroom and a sun room. alexandria is like minuets away from dc. and its hi as hell to live there. and to the dude who said it's not like im living in nyc...im not that far either. so in comparion to say texas or georgia, 50k is trash.

I know exactly what area and/or building you might live in. My girl's friend had the same set up at her in place in Alexandria. I live in DC and know thecost of living around here. Sure 50k isn't "balling" but its more than enough to live well and not be living "tough" as you put it. Youcould always move into a studio and have more money so that it is not so "tough." Its only as tough as you want it to be.
 
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