I save money as if tragedy is impending. I've put 33k aside in 2 years and that's while paying off loans.[/QUOTE]
that's very admirable. some people don't gross 33k in a year. sadly some don't do it in 2.
One of my old GMs, at the time, was pulling somewhere between 100-150k, with bonus considered. Then he got promoted and prolly got a bit more. Position went away and he became a GM again, and he just moved over to a bigger store as their GM.
Breh had just copped a 07 civic used to commute with. seemed smart. then he copped an accord coupe when they changed the body style. He told me he paid cash. Then when we had a hurricane evacuation, i saw that he had TWO more cars, a caddy and a toyota sequoia truck. Before he left my store or right after, he bought a Camry when they changed the body style. And he still has all 5 of them cars. His family size went from him and his wife and 2 kids to FIVE kids.
I thought he was balling cause he always had money in his pocket. I was told by my direct manager that homeboy was broke AF. So you pulling 150k, 5 cars, house, and every other year your wife having a kid? I assume at least during that time period (2008-2014), she didn't work for half of it.
My old manager? Makes somewhere between 60-70k. Has 2 kids. He's...44-45, and his house will be paid off in 7 years. No car note, and his oldest kid is like 18-19. He got divorced, but he bounced back. seems good with money, not saying he was perfect but his actions showed me discipline. He has a 2006 GMC truck, that he's had since like 2007. Doesn't dress like he's rich, and doesn't spend like he's rich either. He has like a 14 year old Pioneer Plasma.
New Orleans can be cheap, and it can be expensive. Where I live, rent is $900. There are places ~10 miles from me that cost $300-500k, and places in new orleans proper that run 1 million.
A "regular" house is like 120k. The problem is very few people here pull 50k gross. And if they do, you can tell. They flaunt it.
