Uncomfortable, unspoken truth: If you make less than 100k you're either dumb or lazy or both

So what does a guy who graduate with Finance degree two years ago from College have to do to make 100k in the mid-west? Serious question, I will like to know on how i can make 100k.

I know this is a troll thread, but I just wanted to point out that only 6.03% of people over the age 19 make over 100k. Only 19.9% of households do.

So basically 93.96% of people are lazy, dumb, or both?

I make 50k.

I have summers off.

I have breaks to ski in the winter.

I have spring break to mountain bike in April.

I coach kids in the fall.

I read classics like Hamlet, Lord of the Flies, and The Road during the day.

After work and on the weekends I roam the mountains for elk with my bow, fish with my rod, and rocks to rope up on.

At night I hang out with my wife and my bird dog.

Sometimes I browse Letsrun to read the running news to share with my kids.

I talk to them about running, life, and the good ol' All-American running days of my youth.

Keep your money, troll on, and stay the hell away from Wyoming--you might be "uncomfortable" here.

"At either end of the social spectrum, there exists a leisure class" -Eric Beck.

I have taken this to heart, with great benefit ;)

belial wrote:

east coast wrote:

People don't like to talk about the truth.

The cold hard truth is, no matter what you do or accomplish, you end up dead. And in a few generations, no one will remember you. (We don't even remember notable historical figures, we're just aware someone by some particular name existed along with a few snippets about their life.)

True. Your great great grandchildren will only be 1/16 of you. A very small amount, if you think about it. They might look a lot different than you, too.

Naturalrunner wrote:

So what does a guy who graduate with Finance degree two years ago from College have to do to make 100k in the mid-west? Serious question, I will like to know on how i can make 100k.

Move to the East Coast, lazy bum

Teacher/Coach wrote:

At night I hang out with my wife and my bird dog.

Your bird's name is dog?

I'm a lazy dude. Fell asleep at my desk today because I ran hard this morning at 5:30 am. Still make 220k just running stupid regressions on SAS and doing other brain dead work.

Just given that you know what SAS is probably puts you in top 1% of knowledge base and should put you in top 1% of income. If you weren't lazy you'd make more than 220K.

Naturalrunner wrote:

So what does a guy who graduate with Finance degree two years ago from College have to do to make 100k in the mid-west? Serious question, I will like to know on how i can make 100k.

My post earlier mentioned making 6 figures in a low cost of living area. It was the mid-west and I have a degree in Business with a concentration in Finance. I was selling new construction homes. $20k/year salary, $100-130k/year commissions. Most who have been making big money for many years in the industry have no college experience. Those who have been in it for 20+ years are $200-400k, the top part of it being the business owners.

So, learn some people skills, basic selling skills, and a lot about homes. Then, work 9 am to 9 pm from Monday through Saturday with a ton of bank paper work and random customer walk ins. Have fun!

Fvck off east coast. No one gives a sh1t about your donkey d1ck threads.

I haven't read this whole thread, but you are a troll.

But not just any kind of troll, you are a mean troll.

You probably are enjoying people getting upset by your thread.

Uncomfortable, unspoken truth: OP is a dicckhead.

TroubledRelationship wrote:

belial wrote:

The cold hard truth is, no matter what you do or accomplish, you end up dead. And in a few generations, no one will remember you. (We don't even remember notable historical figures, we're just aware someone by some particular name existed along with a few snippets about their life.)

True. Your great great grandchildren will only be 1/16 of you. A very small amount, if you think about it. They might look a lot different than you, too.

Social media might end up changing this

I left a much higher paying job for a chill position at a tech company. Better hours, cool coworkers and very casual environment, much more interesting work. I still make six figures but COL here is high, so someone living in the midwest could have a comparable lifestyle on less than 100k after making a similar move as I did.

Seagraves wrote:

Uncomfortable, unspoken truth: If you have to judge people based on how much they make you're either insecure or a jerk or both.

You forgot to mention that he/she is a classic idiot.

student of economics wrote:

east coast wrote:

People don't like to talk about the truth.

Your statement doesn't account for time value of money in a cost benefit analysis equation.

Person A: Graduated from high school at age 17, undergrad at 21 and law school 24. Person A as a practicing attorney never makes more than $87,500 a year.

Person B: Took a gap year after high school to hang out. Person B took a gap year after undergrad to hang out. Person B got through PhD program eventually by age 37. By age 47 Person B is making $110,000 a year.

I do not feel like taking the time to do cost benefit analysis on Person A and Person B. We cannot make a snap judgement that Person B is smarter or harder working than Person A.

You talking about me bro? So I'll work to 68 instead of 60 or 64.

Teacher/Coach wrote:

Keep your money, troll on, and stay the hell away from Wyoming--you might be "uncomfortable" here.

One of my friends lives near Laramie - and I'm thinking that's where I'd end up eventually. Lower cost of living, better scenery, lovely people and no big city life.

"Uncomfortable, unspoken truth: If you make less than 100k you're either dumb or lazy or both"

Hey, I resemble that remark!