as Guppy said more than you but not enough, then again we tend to live our life styles by what we get paid... i would never work for less the 50K a year ..and i never went higher than high school
viciousconvict;676079; said:My yearly income after tax is approximately $150,000. I have been fairly lucky in my monetary life. As a nerdy teenager I put two thirds of my savings into bonds. I used the short-term bonds to pay for college, and I graduated with no debt. I got my PhD very early and along the way amassed an unusual but useful assortment of skills. I now work several freelance professions. The include research geneticist (this is the bulk of my income at about five jobs per year. They each pay around $25,000), museum curator (1-2 days a week on average. About $20/hr), substitute chef (occasionally, a few hundred dollars a night, + large tips). I also sell flies to the local stores at an average cost of $5 per, and design custom flies or give lessons for $30 and $150 respectively. I speak nine languages and am registered with a translation service, so I can make some really easy money that way. Also the fish and animal trade brings in circa $10,000 per year. other odd jobs. it all seems to add up, and I have a fairly ascetic lifestyle towards food and housing, which saves some money. whoof. I wrote a lot more than I intended to.
adding to my above post ....my brother don't you love them bonds, i thank both my great ganparents and my garnparents very muchviciousconvict;676079; said:My yearly income after tax is approximately $150,000. I have been fairly lucky in my monetary life. As a nerdy teenager I put two thirds of my savings into bonds. I used the short-term bonds to pay for college, and I graduated with no debt. I got my PhD very early and along the way amassed an unusual but useful assortment of skills. I now work several freelance professions. The include research geneticist (this is the bulk of my income at about five jobs per year. They each pay around $25,000), museum curator (1-2 days a week on average. About $20/hr), substitute chef (occasionally, a few hundred dollars a night, + large tips). I also sell flies to the local stores at an average cost of $5 per, and design custom flies or give lessons for $30 and $150 respectively. I speak nine languages and am registered with a translation service, so I can make some really easy money that way. Also the fish and animal trade brings in circa $10,000 per year. other odd jobs. it all seems to add up, and I have a fairly ascetic lifestyle towards food and housing, which saves some money. whoof. I wrote a lot more than I intended to.
señor_pescados_felices;676232; said:I make whatever the government wants to pay out.
I wish I could be working right now in a job I actually like,as so many of you seem to be doing,But thats not even an option,and I do have college degrees (plural).
All my life Ive been told I had Super Ventricular Tachycardia,until 2002,when they said maybe I had been misdiagnosed.Then they pretty much told me that at the rate my health is deteriorating I'll be lucky to be around another five years if they cant figure out whats wrong with my heart....that was in 2002 .......(2002+5=2007,hows that for smarts?).Needless to say Im not doing to good these days.
So I get whatever Uncle Sam wants to give me,as he crosses his fingers hoping I wont be around much longer.
Plumber;676326; said:Keep fighting man!
I'm a firm believer that positive thinking can make a world of difference!
My father was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer and was given 6 months......he finally passed on 8 years later!!