Newbie truck drivers are out here making $1500 a week

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1100-1500 a week is not really bank. I'm at a entry level job right now and get 2500 every two weeks and that still isn't really enough for me to live comfortably. I pay 1400 in rent right now and i cant see myself being stuck at 4-5k a month forever. A dude i know who works in my field told me he makes 9k+ a month. Your better off going to school there's a lot of expenses on the road and truck driving ain't good for your long term health.
 

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3000 bi weekly after taxes is great
You have to make almost six figures maybe even more to take that home bi weekly

1100-1500 a week is not really bank. I'm at a entry level job right now and get 2500 every two weeks and that still isn't really enough for me to live comfortably. I pay 1400 in rent right now and i cant see myself being stuck at 4-5k a month forever. A dude i know who works in my field told me he makes 9k+ a month. Your better off going to school there's a lot of expenses on the road and truck driving ain't good for your long term health.
 

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3000 bi weekly after taxes is great
You have to make almost six figures maybe even more to take that home bi weekly

You take out 401k and health insurance that's about 2k bi weekly. If your not living in your moms basement or in the middle of no where there's rent. So let's do some math. 4k take home each month - 1400 rent for a tiny ass apartment that's 2600- insurance and car payment that's 2k. You take out living expenses for the month like food, cable, electric bills your looking at 1k left to play with. And I don't even have kids my nikka. If you want a comfortable lifestyle that aint shyt in most cities.
 

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1100-1500 a week is not really bank. I'm at a entry level job right now and get 2500 every two weeks and that still isn't really enough for me to live comfortably. I pay 1400 in rent right now and i cant see myself being stuck at 4-5k a month forever. A dude i know who works in my field told me he makes 9k+ a month. Your better off going to school there's a lot of expenses on the road and truck driving ain't good for your long term health.

This is true if you live somewhere with a high cost of living. I just cleared $1600 this week working about 7 hours a day on average. I'm enjoying the flexibility of the job I'm at now and enjoying the short days as I can pick up my daughter from school at a reasonable time, but it's not going to be enough for me to retire off.
 

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This is true if you live somewhere with a high cost of living. I just cleared $1600 this week working about 7 hours a day on average. I'm enjoying the flexibility of the job I'm at now and enjoying the short days as I can pick up my daughter from school at a reasonable time, but it's not going to be enough for me to retire off.

My sister whos 29 and two years older than me just moved back in with the parents with her two kids because she wants to get her masters degree. 4-5k ain't living wage with rent prices these days.
 
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