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I don't make enough money, but as long as we can pay our bills, put food on the table, and keep a roof over our heads I'd say we are doing pretty good.
 
We definitely aren't rich but we do ok. My wife and I have the opportunity to make double our yearly wages but we would have to work a lot more. I spent the majority of the last decade working 60-84 hours a week and I am done with that stuff. Right now my wife works two days a week and I work three days a week. We pay the bills, have reliable vehicles and a decent amount of play money.

84 hour week money = rich!

36 hour a week money= content :)
 
43k so far this year. Company vehicle, fuel card. Waiting on my bonus. Pretty good benefits. Company provides housing.

Can't complain. Oh and any heavy equipment delivered to my house at any point in time.
26 years old, in charge of a 28 man crew. Probably never gonna be rich, but I afford a decent life.
 
Personally, in the 50-70 range. Household is double that but we keep our money separate. That way I can buy knives and she can buy clothing without the other having a fit!
We are very content and blessed:thumbup:
 
Bottom line is we are filthy rich by world standards. About 2.4 billion people eek by on less than $2 a day. 2,400,000,000 people! I'm a blessed man.
 
RevDevil said:
I don't make enough money, but as long as we can pay our bills, put food on the table, and keep a roof over our heads I'd say we are doing pretty good.
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And buy some knives every now and then, life is good:thumbup:


Gross income is not accurate at least with me, I spend 10s of thousands of dollars on materials, and other expenses that are factored into my gross income. Not complaining, it looks good on paper, but it's deceiving.
 
I can pay the bills as long as I choose to burn wood as the main heat source.
 
I'm struggling right now. I made the decision to take a job with a 8-5 schedule but I took a 10-12k pay cut to do it. My wife is starting a new job so that will help out a ton
 
Here is a little formula that sums up how to be happy with your income:

Income: 40K. Expenses: 45K. Misery

Income: 40K. Expenses: 35K. Happiness.

Live below your means, make sacrifices, "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." The philosophy is aptly named "Provident Living." Avoid debt, save a little for a rainy day, and don't indulge if you cannot afford it.

My income--High? No. Sufficient? Yes.
 
MostMenAreRuthless said:
Here is a little formula that sums up how to be happy with your income:

Income: 40K. Expenses: 45K. Misery

Income: 40K. Expenses: 35K. Happiness.

Live below your means, make sacrifices, "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." The philosophy is aptly named "Provident Living." Avoid debt, save a little for a rainy day, and don't indulge if you cannot afford it.

My income--High? No. Sufficient? Yes.
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I learned this lesson too late in life. Now, I'm in the position where I am trying to decrease my living expenses and it has been a bumpy road.
 
Im at the 35k mark with 3 kids at home and a wife who doesnt work due to child care cost. but it pays the bills with a carefull budget i can still get a few things for my self
 
I make more than I should, not as much as I'd like. My wife went to school much longer than I did and makes 25% less than I do. She's been in her profession longer as well, and she is good at it.

I've always thought of myself as an advertiser's wet dream. Show me something shiney and tell me why it is better than my current shiney object and I'll NEED it! I've been working hard to get away from shiney new things but it is hard!

We live in SoCal where we paid $220k for a 1000 sqft condo in a decent area in 2002. I wanted to sell it when it hit $355k, but the wife didn't want to do so. We just got back to where it is worth what we owe. So while our income may seem high on paper, it is barely enough to get by with if we want to cover all the bases: Kids, bills, savings, and fun.
 
Child care in San Francisco is $1600+/mo. With two kids you see where this is going. Average rent here is currently $3200+/mo.
 
Should be about $358k between me and my wife, maybe more depending on her year-end bonus, and it's been a very good year. Also not including stock dividends, which are reinvested. No kids, house is paid off, 2012 and 2013 cars we paid cash for.

How did we get to this point? Hard work and education. We invested in ourselves. Put ourselves through college, gained experience, then studied for Masters degrees while working full-time jobs. I have 10 years of experience with Oracle databases, plus Unix and Linux system administration, and certification as a network engineer, followed by 12 years of experience as a project manager and certification in that field.

My wife has experience as an accounting manager for a major international company, followed by SQL development and Oracle Financials experience, and is also certified as a project management professional.

We both work on multi-million-dollar IT projects but in different industries - she in oil and gas and me in financial.
 
Wow, we have folks here that run the full spectrum! Me, I fall somewhere in the middle. The wife is a nurse with many years of experience, and a job that pays amazingly well for the Oklahoma economy. Me, I'm just a computer geek and retired Air Force guy. I fell into my own business without even planning. I worked for a network integrator here that conveniently pulled out of the Oklahoma market and left me with this lovely client base that didn't want to change network engineers.

So life is pretty good. Family income is in the ~ $200K range. The house and all vehicles are paid for.

Now if I could just stop using all those pesky credit cards......
 
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