re: What are some professions that typically make 200k per 40 hrs/wk

quote:

---

I make 198,000 and work 51 hours a week, does that count? Or am I not in the cool club?

---

quote:

---

200k per 40 hrs/wk

---

No.

No it’s not, you can work on va Disability. This is not to be mistaken for Social Security Disability

for VA purposes...

The reason that I wanted to become a dentist (oral surgeon) is so that I could make a good living, go hunting and fishing whenever and wherever, and not work like a dog. It has taken 4 or 5 years, but i am at that point now. My office is only open 4 days a week, I work about 35 hours a week, and am on call every 9th week. In order to make a very high income, you have to put in some work at some point.

I got the 4 stores which now do well.
It took 10 yrs.
We started basically with Orgill hardware loaning us the inventory the first few years. Then our business grew, opened a few repair lawn mower shops which margin were better doing work for assurance extended warranty company, and then we finally paid off debt, Orgill hardware, and our buildings.

Where we made money to move us to the next level was we started in commercial roll off service for our contractors that bought material from us. Then we got into porta cans, eye washes,and then did commercial cans service. Then we got into residential government service. We started with a few roll offs which are cheap. Then we got into residential rear load trucks Mack’s with McNelis box $250,000 each 8 month lead time, and cans are not cheap either. Insurance for solid waste transportation industry will eat your lunch as accidents happen a lot and had two deaths on the job. It also takes 3 to 5 yrs to make money off a commercial can. Once we got above water making good money a big company bought us out. They paid us $10 million which seems like a lot until you pay off trucks, cans, and add the years your money was tied up. We used that money to give us cash flow to expand our homecenters with Orgill, payoff buildings, and have a reserve cash flow.

Now, yes I can write a check for $60,000 bay boat and not sweat it or pick up to go to Hawaii for a week. It took a lot of years, a lot of hours, and a lot of debt or juggling money to get to this point. Now, my buildings are paid off, inventory we pay net 15 for discount or max net 30, do not like to floor plan equipment, do not have to do consignment so I make more margin, and I can retire if I wanted to comfortably.

I love what I did and love what I do, so it would be hard to retire.

quote:

---

My wife (no pics) both retired from the military and are a fairly high percentage disabled through the VA. We both get a pension from the military and disability through the VA. I work as a Logistics Coordinator offshore and she is in college and works at a restaurant. No insurance premium and use my company for vision and dental which saves a hell of a lot of money. Kids college tuition is paid for since she’s Permanently and totally disabled again saves a lot of money. Between Pensions, Disability, my salary, her GI Bill money, and her tips we clear over 150 a year. Now we live off of my salary and her tips pensions and disability money is given to a financial manager. I don’t want to work past 55.

---

Your child or your wife is permanently and totally disabled?

I know. But this sentence:

quote:

---

Kids college tuition is paid for since she’s Permanently and totally disabled again saves a lot of money.

---

Grammatically he's saying that he has a disabled child, even though he likely means his wife, that's just not what he actually wrote.

I'm curious because I'm an auditor at the VAOIG.

quote:

---

'm curious because I'm an auditor at the VAOIG

---

:helicopter:

I know a handful of mobile home salesmen that make 250k+ even a couple 300k+