Making 100k a year - What's it like?

[Malta]

It depends what your priorities are. Look back at all the shyt you've bought over the years. How many of them have actually made you any happier or more fulfilled in life?

When I was like 25, I took a year off from work and just chilled and partied. I traveled, woke up at 2PM, played Call of Duty every day, went to the club, ate what I wanted, and had no one I had to be accountable to. I had freedom.

That year I took off is what made me realize I'd rather have the freedom to do that for the rest of my life, than a BMW 650. Do I still want that car? Absolutely...shyt I actually want an Aston Martin DB9 instead. But I'd rather have the freedom of waking up when I want, traveling where I want, and living life on my terms than driving a car that's going to force me to work for 5 years straight just to pay it off.

That's pretty much what happened to me, I got tired of working, sold my car and took almost 2 years off and traveled around the world in that time. The most liberating and best time of my life, the car that I had spent 3 years paying off took forever to sell, wasn't nearly as valuable anymore but at least powered my trips.

Going to sleep on a hammock @ 10am on a beach, waking up at 2pm and getting some coconut milk while my friends back home were slaving away to buy more "things". There are plenty of cars I can afford right now that I would love to own (Nissan GTR ) but they don't make your life appreciably better to be honest, and if I can't buy it with flat out cash I don't want it.

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

It is really not about the income but: the lifestyle you live and being comfortable with where you are in life

I enjoy knowing that I have no worries financially and can devote my attention to evolving as a man spiritually,emotionally,and so on

All Blessing to Jesus in a house coat

 

[CASHAPP]

Ask Barack?

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

not quite there yet, but God willing, I'll be there by 2014




hopefully the world don't end this month, I wanna drop stacks in a frivolous manner

 

[Ayo]

What kind of car are you driving?

how does one become frugal?

I drive a Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. This will be my last spring/summer with it. I'm going to down grade for a few years.

Using Mint.com I found out that I was dropping $900+ a month on bars/restaurants. If I could cut that out...that's an extra $10k a year. That's just a start. There's a lot more I need to do.

Seeing a friend who makes a lot less than I do with $45k stacked in the bank AFTER putting $20k cash down on a house this past weekend woke me up a little.

So again, 100k ain't shyt if you're not watching your money.

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

I'm starting two side businesses next year. It'll be interesting to see how it all works out but if I don't try then I'll regret it.

 

[BlackElitism]

I drive a Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. This will be my last spring/summer with it. I'm going to down grade for a few years.

Using Mint.com I found out that I was dropping $900+ a month on bars/restaurants. If I could cut that out...that's an extra $10k a year. That's just a start. There's a lot more I need to do.

Seeing a friend who makes a lot less than I do with $45k stacked in the bank AFTER putting $20k cash down on a house this past weekend woke me up a little.

So again, 100k ain't shyt if you're not watching your money.

So you bought a vehicle without putting a down payment on a house?

@Marcus

None of these guys are making what they say they make.

 

[iMajor]

Mark my words I'm on my way to making this +

 

[TRUEST]

when i first got a taste of it, it was indeed a beautiful thing. someone already said it. makes it easy to stack money....provided of course that you're disciplined. not very many people can learn to live under their means. i learned through some very harsh lessons. so its easy for me to turn a blind eye to frivolous spending.

 

[Ayo]

So you bought a vehicle without putting a down payment on a house?

@Marcus

None of these guys are making what they say they make.

I own a home (as much as you can own it with a mortgage). The amount of money that he has stacked in the bank is what got to me.

 

[Ayo]

I'm going to hop out of this convo because I can see where it's headed. Straight down to haterville. When in reality it should be used as inspiration and a chance for people to share how they got there.

I'll leave with these parting words:

- In most major cities (like my Boston) 100k ain't shyt.

- 100k is not enough to make you happy or have you living a stress free life. When your standard of living rises it all equals out. Shoot for $250k. That's where stress free living resides.

- Anyone who can make a post on The-Coli is more than able to make money online with affiliate marketing if you're willing to put in 8+ hours a day initially.

- If you don't think 100k is ever in your future than just shoot yourself now. With that kind of mentality you're not going anywhere in life.

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

I'm going to hop out of this convo because I can see where it's headed. Straight down to haterville. When in reality it should be used as inspiration and a chance for people to share how they got there.

I'll leave with these parting words:

- In most major cities (like my Boston) 100k ain't shyt.

- 100k is not enough to make you happy or have you living a stress free life. When your standard of living rises it all equals out. Shoot for $250k. That's where stress free living resides.

- Anyone who can make a post on The-Coli is more than able to make money online with affiliate marketing if you're willing to put in 8+ hours a day initially.

- If you don't think 100k is ever in your future than just shoot yourself now. With that kind of mentality you're not going anywhere in life.

brah it is always like that

dudes cant wait to call
even tho you are trying to assist others with their careers

I made a thread listing hundreds of contract companies for jobs and even PM'd job contact info but these dudes rather stay broke and talk shyt

 

[HookersandIceCream]

We need to post posting paychecks

 

[PimpHandStrong]

if someone needs someone else to tell them that they wont be successful in life by playing call of duty and watching porn for the majority of their free time then that person lacks common sense.

The problem, for most people, isnt that they dont know what they need to do to better themselves.......its simply that they dont do it.

Example, there is a upped thread on no fapping in this forum, why? Because a bunch of people who know what they need to do to better themselves (stop fapping) simply wont. It's that simple.

So no, you telling someone "You're most likely not going to jump from 40k to 140k in 3 weeks. You'll have to have a sound plan, and spend the majority of your time executing that plan." is not profound. Everyone already knows this, it's common sense. What people need to do is start doing.

What you're basically claiming is its

People won't act vs. People simply don't have the knowledge

You're siding with the fact that people won't act and that's the end all be all because financial intelligence is common sense. It appears we will have to agree to disagree because while there are many people who know what they should be doing and still choose not to, there are many many more who simply weren't taught about money and how to handle it.

And since you claim to know it all how about you raise up out of this thread since you aren't adding any benefit to it to all. How about you drop some uncommon yet common sense instead.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

We need to post posting paychecks

I've done it before, nikkas still say

At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter. Whenever I read threads like this I drop my little jewels I've learned over the years, and try to pick up some gems that someone might post.