re: Age when you first made 100k at your job

RSUs also create one heck of a carrot that make it difficult to ever leave. You start lapping vesting schedules and you can have tens of thousands maturing each year with even more on the horizon. It's like a drug honestly (hence why vesting schedules are designed)

I don't really think of RSUs as part of my compensation since the money is tied up. It's a good "surprise" when it's available but I try to forget about it. I don't have hundreds of thousands in then like I'm sure my management does...so it's easier for me to forget :)

Still have a year left of my MBA program so no time to join the book club right now...however, I'll have plenty of time come May 2018.

Prior to anesthesia I was pulling around 73k working 3-4 days a week in an ICU. It was a good life for my 20s....lots of free time to spend what you made.

Then grad school...

I made 185k at 30
240k at 31
310k at 34.....my consulting business grew exponentially the last 4 years...

I'm pretty capped out in time but between nurse anesthesia and consulting and 60-70 hr work weeks but I payed off my school loan in 4 years of 130k.

It will be nice to not have to devote 30% of my income to a loan starting September 1st.

What did I learn through this process? We talk a lot of shite about high income earners but a majority work a lot more than the common man.

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What the hell do you people do to be making over 100,000 in your twenties? Congrats to all though

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No shite. I feel like a fricking loser

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RSUs also create one heck of a carrot that make it difficult to ever leave. You start lapping vesting schedules and you can have tens of thousands maturing each year with even more on the horizon. It's like a drug honestly (hence why vesting schedules are designed)

I don't really think of RSUs as part of my compensation since the money is tied up. It's a good "surprise" when it's available but I try to forget about it. I don't have hundreds of thousands in then like I'm sure my management does...so it's easier for me to forget :)

Still have a year left of my MBA program so no time to join the book club right now...however, I'll have plenty of time come May 2018.

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RSUs are fricking killing me right now. Got bored at work earlier this year and started looking around. So far I've had two offers, both with a decent bump in salary. But my RSUs are starting to vest this year, and it's going to be every year from now on. (and I've been getting at least 25% of base every year, plus dividend payout every quarter on unvested stocks). So I had to turn both opportunities down. No question I'd be gone for sure if not for those. First world problems.

My first year the loan was at 6.9% interest...I had to prove income to consolidate.....so I payed an extra 9 k in interest. in total it was about a 155k....so I paid roughly 40k per year. You do realize just because I grossed 300k didn't mean I took home 300k right. After HSAs, 401ks, health insurance, mortgage, car loan for wife, electricity, food for 3 kids, etc etc....

Give me a break bro, let me feel like I accomplished something.

If you are making 300k at 34'there is no need coming here for validation.

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Big difference in pay between category/commodity managers who may be responsible for $100M+ in spend vs. a local buyer at a plant.

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The Sr. Buyers are the plant are making 6 figures in a lot of cases.

It's def. rare to hear about procurement people in La making near that much money except in those rare situations.

Hit the mark at 28 and have grown every year since (35 now). Like others have said it's not what you make but what you save. My wife and I make 250k+ but with 4 kids I don't feel I'll ever be able to stop working. Save as much as possible before the kids come!!

Tell us about your expenses.. We make half what you make and save a lot. Only have a mortgage payment though and only one income so no child care expenses.

TRILL

What industry?

Move to Texas.

I started off at Nokia fresh out of college at 75k.