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re: Feeling broke on a $665K salary

Posted on 1/21/24 at 9:43 pm to
Posted by Volvagia
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 9:43 pm to
It’s why the best thing you can do when you get that big pay raise is to pretend you never did. Sure, incidentally improve live by needing to save less, but it you should live under the old check and save/invest the rest.

You’ll always find something to buy if it’s in your general bank account.

Personally my job and side hustles all go into Wealthfront, and I pay myself out of that account instead of a direct deposit from the W-2 job to my main
This post was edited on 1/21/24 at 9:45 pm
Posted by Kujo
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Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 10:51 pm to
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It’s why the best thing you can do when you get that big pay raise is to pretend you never did


Never told my GF of 4 years that I had jumped from $56 to $98k years back. I was afraid she would put more pressure to marry. I saved a lot keeping up the charade.
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