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re: How true is it that money marries money?
Posted on 4/3/16 at 10:56 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 4/3/16 at 10:56 pm to lsunurse
I was just going by what I found online. Again, my brother in law made over $100k after about 10 years in NOLA. I'm an EE and I may not even make that much after 10 years of experience.
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Posted on 4/3/16 at 11:00 pm to tduecen
My wife was making a third of what I made when we met, I helped her start her own business and now she makes more than me. It might partially that if one is successful they look for those same traits, and even if the other one isn't yet, the opportunities they get help them become successful. I knew my wife would be a success because of her character.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 11:02 pm to THRILLHO
Yeah I know. Those things will sometimes use the salaries of new grad nurses as well...which totally messes up the average.
As just a regular charge nurse? Or was he a nursing manager/director. Big difference. Course...I never worked in NOLA. I worked in BR 10 years ago and the pay was atrocious then...don't know if it's gotten better since I left. I was an experienced RN only making $20/hr base rate then(my night shift diffs only gave me maybe an extra $4 on top of that). Left to travel nurse and within a year was making over $40/hr plus all paid living expenses(fully furnished apartment and all paid utilities).
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Again, my brother in law made over $100k after about 10 years in NOLA
As just a regular charge nurse? Or was he a nursing manager/director. Big difference. Course...I never worked in NOLA. I worked in BR 10 years ago and the pay was atrocious then...don't know if it's gotten better since I left. I was an experienced RN only making $20/hr base rate then(my night shift diffs only gave me maybe an extra $4 on top of that). Left to travel nurse and within a year was making over $40/hr plus all paid living expenses(fully furnished apartment and all paid utilities).
Posted on 4/3/16 at 11:05 pm to tduecen
One of the richest dudes I know works for BRPD. He inherited the money when he was about 35 and he's just a normal good dude. He grew up with everyone who is anyone and his wife has a very good job. It's almost like he has a second life.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 11:19 pm to lsunurse
He was a manager. But again, he got that position within 10 years of mursing. He did work a lot of nights, though.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 11:28 pm to THRILLHO
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He did work a lot of nights, though.
Makes a huge difference. That night shift differential can easily mean an extra 10-15K a year for a nurse. It's why I just laugh when my manager asks me if I want to switch to dayshift(work more, less money...f that
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 12:16 am to SlowFlowPro
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just fwiw, the last cracked podcast discussed class and it was one of their better episodes in a long time (like a year +)
I listened to it last week and found it to be a nice discussion as to the difference between economic class and social class. Many people think they are one and the same but they are not.
I thought one of the more interesting things brought up in that episode was Jack's college interview experience. When asked if he fished, he said that he liked going out ocean fishing with his dad. Much later in life he found out that people of a higher social class view ocean fishing as a lower class thing to do, as freshwater fishing is what people of a higher social class participate in. By revealing his preference for ocean fishing he outed himself as someone that does not belong to that particular social class.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 12:32 am to McVick
quote:this seems backwards to me
Much later in life he found out that people of a higher social class view ocean fishing as a lower class thing to do, as freshwater fishing is what people of a higher social class participate in. By revealing his preference for ocean fishing he outed himself as someone that does not belong to that particular social class.
Eta: I guess I can wee how fly fishing is the "classiest"
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 12:38 am
Posted on 4/4/16 at 12:37 am to tduecen
Girls from families with strong fathers usually gravitate towards men like her father. So if dad is wealthy, she would naturally settle and feel secure with the same
Posted on 4/4/16 at 1:58 am to lynxcat
I feel like a teacher would be the ultimate wife. I'm a law student fwiw
Posted on 4/4/16 at 2:01 am to tduecen
It has a ton to do with social circles and a lot to do with what bars and classrooms you spend time in.
Most people meet their so through work, friends, school, or at a bar. Obviously socio-economicly similar people are going to inhabit the same classrooms, jobs, ect.
Also, bars are pretty clickish. The crowd that hangs out at the Bulldog on pint night is not the same as the one at Clicks. People drinking at Radio Bar aren't the same ones at Grown Folks or Fred's on the River.
I have some friends that just always seem to wind up with the trashiest women. I don't understand where they find these women.
Most people meet their so through work, friends, school, or at a bar. Obviously socio-economicly similar people are going to inhabit the same classrooms, jobs, ect.
Also, bars are pretty clickish. The crowd that hangs out at the Bulldog on pint night is not the same as the one at Clicks. People drinking at Radio Bar aren't the same ones at Grown Folks or Fred's on the River.
I have some friends that just always seem to wind up with the trashiest women. I don't understand where they find these women.
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 2:03 am
Posted on 4/4/16 at 7:01 am to McVick
That seems bass ackwards unless you're talking about the kinds of people who go fly-fishing in Alaska and shite like that. Deep sea fishing is more of a rich man's hobby than freshwater
Posted on 4/4/16 at 7:26 am to tduecen
I'm a lawyer and wife is doctor, but neither of us came from money
Posted on 4/4/16 at 7:31 am to tduecen
I agree with SFP in that it has much more to do with social class than money.
However, if you are basing this argument in money alone then:
don't really financially line up with:
Just saying...
However, if you are basing this argument in money alone then:
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sales managers
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plant operators
don't really financially line up with:
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teachers
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salon stylist
Just saying...
Posted on 4/4/16 at 7:56 am to BenDover
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That seems bass ackwards unless you're talking about the kinds of people who go fly-fishing in Alaska and shite like that.
Exactly. While a large majority of us would consider saltwater fishing to be an expensive hobby and therefore tied to economic class, freshwater fishing is still tied to the higher social class in a historical sense. Historically, saltwater fishing=commercial fishing, whereas freshwater fishing=sport fishing (with flyrods, lures, and hired guides).
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:33 am to Lake Vegas Tiger
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'm a lawyer and wife is doctor, but neither of us came from money
So identical social classes attract.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:36 am to chRxis
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well, in my experience, it's because of college... you spend a lot of time around the same people getting those professional degrees, and mix with others in the same field during externships and/or residencies....
college is kind of like a "finishing school" for certain classes (this depends on the level of college you attend)
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:37 am to tduecen
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How true is it that money marries money?
I'd say so for the most part. I don't see a bunch of rich single young ladies lining up to marry me.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:40 am to THRILLHO
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I'm an EE and I may not even make that much after 10 years of experience.
Not make 100k after 10 years in EE?
What industry do you work in?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:40 am to McVick
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Exactly. While a large majority of us would consider saltwater fishing to be an expensive hobby and therefore tied to economic class, freshwater fishing is still tied to the higher social class in a historical sense. Historically, saltwater fishing=commercial fishing, whereas freshwater fishing=sport fishing (with flyrods, lures, and hired guides).
also this is east coast-centric
freshwater fishing means a vacation home on a lake or river away from the coast. it's a signal
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