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My friend who once lived in the Philadelphia area and now lives in Arizona, recently came home for a much needed visit. His job is something that involves sports and he really enjoys it, even thought it's really far away.
So this last trip home, his father, who is a partner at a large law firm here in Philadelphia, offered him a very lucrative job so that he could stay here in Philly. (+100K/year)
The job would have basically guaranteed his life forever and he would not have to worry about a lot. His dad handed this guy his life on a silver platter.
So would you do it? The job might suck, but the money would be awesome. After a few years of living the high life, you could leave and do something else.
So are you staying in Arizona or moving back to Philly?
Dauntasa
05-05-2008, 1:28 PM
Moving. No matter how much I loved the job, I'd love money more.
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05-05-2008, 1:31 PM
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CalculatePie314
05-05-2008, 1:32 PM
I'd rather being doing something I love and work all my life until I die. If I took a job that paid well, but I hated it, I'd just be miserable, even if I went into an early retirement. Working all my life will give me something to do and give some meaning to my life.
And no, I don't think I would take the high paying job for a few years just to quit and go back to the old job. What's the point? Just to make a few bucks? Maybe if I was desperately in need of money.
I would have to stick with the sports job. I've already had a job I love and a job I absolutely hate. It's not worth it, no money in the world would be worth it. I want motivation to get up in the morning and you may hate the new job... then you're living in hell.
Cristo
05-05-2008, 2:42 PM
To be honest, without sounding like a dick, $100,000 a year wouldn't be enough to draw me away from a job I love simply because $100,000 really isn't that much when you look at it.
Let's do the maths: $100,000 = £50,000 give or take. Now £50,000 is A LOT of money to a LOT of people, but with costs rising like they are and things getting much more expensive and pricey (luxury goods and necessities) you're going to need a lot more to "live the high life".
Granted this is Europe I'm talking about, which is just generally fucking retardedly expensive everywhere. I don't know what prices are like in America, I assume it might be cheaper with living expenses not being ridiculously high.
But no, I wouldn't give up a job I love for $100,000. It would have to be upwards of $200,000 - $500,000.
History
05-05-2008, 2:46 PM
Agreed with Calculate and Zoria. I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and unsatisfied. Usually it seems that the more money you have, the more things you want. If everything is handed to you, than how can you appreciate the little surprises that come along? Anyways, I'd be bored and lazy if I was rich, so no thank you, I'd stay in Arizona doing the job that I love.
Cristo
05-05-2008, 2:51 PM
Oh and wait, who said the lucrative job is shit? No-one said that, it might be as good if not better than the sports job.
We're going to have think that both jobs are equally as good or interesting before we can really decide, not that there's much to decide about then.
Out of interest, fabz, what does he earn in his current job?
As long as I can live comfortably, I'd much rather do a job that I enjoy than one that pays really well. I chose art (fun) over computer science (money). It was an easy choice.
Cristo
05-05-2008, 2:59 PM
It's an easy choice when you're single but what about if you have a family to support? Car repayments, mortgage, loans, kids college fees etc.?
Assuming you ever want to have a family of course.
Out of interest, fabz, what does he earn in his current job?
I dont know. Something like 40-50k a year.
And the job would be shit. Basically it is being a legal clerk for his father. So basically his father owns him for as long as he is there. He doesn't really have any say in the matter because he doesn't have a degree in law. He;'s just some young punk sucking on the teet of his father's cash cow.
Infinity
05-05-2008, 3:36 PM
To be honest, without sounding like a dick, $100,000 a year wouldn't be enough to draw me away from a job I love simply because $100,000 really isn't that much when you look at it.
Let's do the maths: $100,000 = £50,000 give or take. Now £50,000 is A LOT of money to a LOT of people, but with costs rising like they are and things getting much more expensive and pricey (luxury goods and necessities) you're going to need a lot more to "live the high life".
Granted this is Europe I'm talking about, which is just generally fucking retardedly expensive everywhere. I don't know what prices are like in America, I assume it might be cheaper with living expenses not being ridiculously high.
But no, I wouldn't give up a job I love for $100,000. It would have to be upwards of $200,000 - $500,000.$100,000 isnt a whole lot hear in the US either. I supposse it would provide what is needed for a family. However, you certainly wouldn't be living in the high life by any means.
History
05-05-2008, 4:08 PM
$100,000 isnt a whole lot hear in the US either. I supposse it would provide what is needed for a family. However, you certainly wouldn't be living in the high life by any means.
Wow where the hell do you live that $100,000 isn't much money? Even if you are talking about a family, that's way more money than my parents make combined, and they always got by just fine even before I was responsible for my own expenses. I could see it not being much if you lived in a place like Cali, or Washington DC, but you are making it sound like 100 grand is only a pittance.
Infinity
05-05-2008, 4:41 PM
As I said, it will certainly provide for a family. However, I hardly think one could be classified as rich who makes 100,000 a yr. Its middle class. I live in Las Vegas. Everything here is expensive as hell.
McGruff
05-05-2008, 4:55 PM
Where I live, 100k is a very good amount of money to make. It would be a hard choice to make, but I would probably stick with the beloved job that already makes a decent living. But if a families involved, I would probably take them into account and take the 100k, boring job instead.
I'd take the job until I had enough money to pursue what I want. I'd live as cheaply as possible and save as much as I could, and in a couple years I'd be set for college. Maybe I'd hate my life for those couple of years, but I think it would be worth it.
Mr. Crow
05-05-2008, 5:14 PM
No, I wouldn't.
I would absolutely hate the idea of having my entire success handed to me like that with no merit on my part. I'd feel like a failure for the rest of my life. I only get one life, I want to make it myself.
I rather be working a job I love and making less money, than working a job I hate and making more money. Movie gallery I only made 5.50 an hour, but to this day that was my favorite job and I've made more than that ever since then.
Ace991
05-05-2008, 6:33 PM
This is almost happening to me in a different more preliminary way. I have the choice of going to college for 4 years, getting a Chemistry degree, and coming back to my hometown and working in a lab the rest of my life for upwards of 150g a year. Instead, I'm going to get a degree in Sports Medicine and a Teacher's degree and work at my high school as an athletic trainer and teacher.
I'm choosing to do that because I've always wanted to be around sports whether I can play or not. It won't be the greatest money, but it'll be a lot more interesting than sitting at a desk looking at graphs and pretending to work.
Chardon07
05-05-2008, 9:09 PM
The saying goes " Money Talks "
green rubber bands
05-05-2008, 9:16 PM
For me, money is just a means to gain happiness, but is not happiness in itself. Why would I do something I hated to be happy on my off-time when I could be happy all the time?
Bring up the offer to your current employer, if they really like you and you do good work chances are they might just offer you a bit of a raise as an incentive to stay with their company.
Otherwise I'd say 100,000 will but you a nice pad, a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, and a few vacations to Cabo.
Clerlic
05-05-2008, 10:05 PM
Yes I would, I never liked spending money, even when I have a lot of it, so I wouldn't live a "high" life, I'd just collect money and buy something really awesome, like a house and a car.
Sarge51
05-05-2008, 10:40 PM
I don't care for being rich. So long as I have enough to get two cars, a $200,000 home, and technology necessities, I am good. I'd go for the money, at least until I got enough to just enjoy what I love doing.
But me being a anti-social, home-dwelling person does not really qualify me to answer this question, since I have no love for anything like sports, nature, etc etc. Computer, Games, and a comfy spacey home is all I need to enjoy life.
This just goes to show how many people are predisposed for being greedy and/or thinking more money is always better. $50k a year is fucking great. If he's doing something he really enjoys, that's more than enough to live off of. I'd stick with what he's doing than to make twice as much, but be your dad's office bitch. Drone work is about as exciting as it sounds.
Just look at the stereotype of the miserable working dad who hates his job, but is forced to work there day in and day out to support his family. Pass on the two story house, Pops, and keep the job you enjoy. You'll live a much more fulfilling life.
I would absolutely hate the idea of having my entire success handed to me like that with no merit on my part. I'd feel like a failure for the rest of my life. I only get one life, I want to make it myself.
Ditto this as well.
xkittenxsocksx
05-06-2008, 1:38 AM
I'd rather live in depravity than wealth.
As long as I can live comfortably, I'd much rather do a job that I enjoy than one that pays really well. I chose art (fun) over computer science (money). It was an easy choice.
Word! My dad's a director at the biggest South African bank, if I wanted I could be working there earning a fortune, with easy access to home-laons, promotions and discounts on all the services a bank offers.
I decided to do it on my own. I do what I enjoy. And I struggle. But that's what makes life worthwhile. I don't even bank with my dad's bank.
xkittenxsocksx
05-06-2008, 1:48 AM
I decided to do it on my own. I do what I enjoy. And I struggle. But that's what makes life worthwhile. I don't even bank with my dad's bank.
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Mirrorman
05-06-2008, 2:37 AM
100000$ is like 1mil in our currency and the average wage here is like 11k in our money. So Hell Yeah I'd take the job.
CharlieH
05-06-2008, 2:42 AM
To be honest, without sounding like a dick, $100,000 a year wouldn't be enough to draw me away from a job I love simply because $100,000 really isn't that much when you look at it.
Let's do the maths: $100,000 = £50,000 give or take. Now £50,000 is A LOT of money to a LOT of people, but with costs rising like they are and things getting much more expensive and pricey (luxury goods and necessities) you're going to need a lot more to "live the high life".
Thats so right. They reckon you need about 2.2 million pounds thesedays, to lead the life of a "stereotypical millionaire."
Word! My dad's a director at the biggest South African bank, if I wanted I could be working there earning a fortune, with easy access to home-laons, promotions and discounts on all the services a bank offers.
I decided to do it on my own. I do what I enjoy. And I struggle. But that's what makes life worthwhile. I don't even bank with my dad's bank.
I'd rather stuggle to live. Keeps you going, rather than sit on your ass all day. I respect that. However, you did say that you cleared all your debts, so congrats on that.
For me, earning money is a lot more important that having it handed to me.
Marijuana
05-06-2008, 3:22 AM
I'd take the job I love. Unless they will pay me 150K+. But maybe that well payed job aint bad either. If 100k+ is OK, I'd pick that one.
Life is having aspirations, things you have to work towards. I think life would become quite empty if you always had everything you always wanted, when you wanted it.
There's nothing quite like buying that thing you've been saving up for, for months. It's a feeling of accomplishment. How do you feel you've accomplished anything if everything is handed to you on a silver platter? You don't.
Mirrorman
05-06-2008, 3:28 AM
On the other hand, I wouldn't do it very long. I'd do it until I had enough money to keep me going for a while and then do what I really like.
Marijuana
05-06-2008, 4:24 AM
100000$ is like 1mil in our currency and the average wage here is like 11k in our money. So Hell Yeah I'd take the job.
But I bet life is alot cheaper there than in the USA.
Mirrorman
05-06-2008, 4:29 AM
But I bet life is alot cheaper there than in the USA.
Life is extremely expensive. Alot of things cost much more than in countries with
a living rate and wages alot higher than ours. Like food. About third of the food costs more than in Finland and their wages are like atleast 2-3 times higher than ours.
It's a shitty place to live in, what can I say.
eVIL BOB
05-06-2008, 5:30 AM
$100,000 a year is like £50,000 a year. Thats a bin-mans wage
Dam it you can't just convert from one currency to another. You have to factor in cost of living, and this is what makes the difference between earning $100K in the US to £50K in the UK.
If I was making enough to live happily doing what I loved I wouldn't bother, but if I was struggling to pay bills or whatever, I might consider taking the job for a few years and saving, like Abbey said. After I'd saved enough I could leave and pursue my dream job.
If I was making enough to live happily doing what I loved I wouldn't bother, but if I was struggling to pay bills or whatever, I might consider taking the job for a few years and saving, like Abbey said. After I'd saved enough I could leave and pursue my dream job.
You honestly think you'd give up a lucrative career to go start in another industry from the very bottom?
I personalised the situation. Me doing a job I want to do would involve me writing novels. Chances are, I'm not going to get a huge amount of money.
So if someone offered me a crappy desk job for a lot of money for a few years, yeah, I'd consider taking it so I could afford to do what I love later.
It's dependent on how much I'd make in the first job though. Like I said, if I was living comfortably as a writer, I wouldn't bother.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing, end them.
I think this quote is somewhat applicable to this situation.
Taking the job is taking the easy, boring way out.
And where is the fun in that?
What if you didn't take the job, took a different career path, hated it, and then didn't have the money to change it?
Taking the job is taking the easy, boring way out.
And where is the fun in that?
So there's fun in struggling to pay rent/bills/groceries etc. ?
I'd like to be idealistic about it and say I'd stick with the fun job but if I found myself constantly worrying about money I don't think I'd enjoy it anyway.
So there's fun in struggling to pay rent/bills/groceries etc. ?
I'd like to be idealistic about it and say I'd stick with the fun job but if I found myself constantly worrying about money I don't think I'd enjoy it anyway.
Worrying about money is the fuel to our ambition. Succeeding at what we aim for is the reward.
And Abbey, if a person has any sort of ambition or drive, financial struggle will not be perpetual. If it is, you're doing something wrong.
So there's fun in struggling to pay rent/bills/groceries etc. ?
I'd like to be idealistic about it and say I'd stick with the fun job but if I found myself constantly worrying about money I don't think I'd enjoy it anyway.
Good point, but where is the fun in having a completely comfortable life?
Good point, but where is the fun in having a completely comfortable life?
You know, I was just thinking about this a little deeper.
The truth is, we'd all give both our nuts, or ovaries, to live a worry free life. We all just say we'd prefer the struggle, because truth is, that is what most of us will do for a fair amount of our lives.
Not me.
Maybe I'm just a naive little boy, but I want to live a long and difficult life.
Mainly so I have a lot to make jokes about.
Cristo
05-06-2008, 9:25 AM
Fuck all of that "I need to struggle to respect myself" bullshit, I'd have it all handed to me if I could.
I guess we're different like that, but like most people I'm the kind of person who doesn't find living off beans and toast and living in a tiny little cubbyhole of an apartment as particularly appealing, even though I'm a good street artist or whatever.
I suppose I'm also the kind of guy who believes money can buy happiness (can't buy loev though) - cars, nice houses, xbox 360s, computers, nice clothes, exquisite food etc. are all things that make me happy and are all things that can be bought. So I'd probably go for a boring, high paying job because I'd be enjoying my free time so much more!!
And anyway Fabz, who knows if your friend picks the job he might learn something and get promoted within the firm and do well for himself. God knows that the first lawyers didn't have any law degrees.
Mr. Crow
05-06-2008, 9:48 AM
Fuck all of that "I need to struggle to respect myself" bullshit, I'd have it all handed to me if I could.
I guess we're different like that, but like most people I'm the kind of person who doesn't find living off beans and toast and living in a tiny little cubbyhole of an apartment as particularly appealing, even though I'm a good street artist or whatever.
That's because you're already a rich little spoiled brat. You can't imagine anything different.
Life is a journey. Struggling is as much a part of it as success. I couldn't imagine dieing with the conclusion that I didn't really do anything and that I couldn't even die peacefully with the thought that I did it myself. Perhaps it's different if you're religious, but I don't want to have a worthless life. I want to be remembered beyond a few generations, and I want my time here on Earth to have a little more impact on the future than a fancy gravestone and a six car garage. And if I do nothing more with my life than become wealthy, at least I'll be able to die soundly with the thought that I made myself, I clawed my way to the top, and I dug my own niche in the world through my own effort.
You gotta either live for the good of the human race or for yourself, but I'll be damned if I'm going to do it either way on the backs of men greater than myself. Show some respect for the generations of people before you and the civilization that enabled you to get to a position of luxury, by leaving a legacy of hard work and strong character.
Not that I'd expect anything like that from you, Cristo.
Fully agree with Crow on this one. If you work a 'job for they boys' all your life, you've never done anything. You let someone else run your life for you and you are basically a lemming.
On topic, i would have to look at both jobs in detail, see promotion prospects and what I can expect future earnings to be. Personally, I'd hate the law job and it would drive me crazy even if I was qualified for it so I'd have to take the lower paid bu enjoyable independent job.
Cristo
05-06-2008, 10:37 AM
That's because you're already a rich little spoiled brat. You can't imagine anything different.
Green sure is an ugly colour on you Crow, that's the second or third time you've spouted some kind of made up bullshit like this :)
But I never said I was having anything HANDED to me. I said if I had the option, I would say yes to it because I don't believe in having to suffer to a have a nice, happy, "fulfilling" life. And by the way, I think most people believe the same and are just lying on here to appear to have more integrity.
I think the idea here is becoming a little more fantasized than the original question. The dude isn't living off of beans. He's making $50k/yr doing a job he loves. That's hardly chump change by any means. In fact, for a job he genuinely enjoys doing, that's pretty awesome.
I don't agree that suffering leads to a fulfilling life. I do agree that having everything handed to you is boring. However, working a well-paying, but boring job is actually both. It's boring because you didn't have to work for it, but you'd also be suffering from being stuck in this mind-numbing job.
I would take the job that paid more. The things I really enjoy doing I wouldn't make any money doing anyway. I could suffer through a crappy job to make a lot more money to have fun outside of work. I wouldn't feel bad having something handed to me for once because I have worked hard for everything I have now so it would be nice to get a break.
Derelict
05-06-2008, 1:58 PM
My dad makes a ridiculous amount of money each year from the different things he's invested in, plus he also has a job that earns him around 150k per year. He says even though his job earns him money, the only reason he keeps it is because he's gotten used to having expensive things. He basically jokes about it and isn't retired because he'd only be bored. His advice to me was to do something I love, not something that will earn me money.
So, no, I wouldn't take the job because I'd much rather do something with my life that won't get boring or that I won't enjoy in my later years. I guess if you enjoy the job then it'd be perfect, but personally I don't want to work in a law firm.
Casalen
05-06-2008, 1:58 PM
I love the freelance work that I do. I'm not as much of a fan of being so totally broke all the time, but it's worth it. If I took a job I hated now I would be able to pay a lot more than I can, live with much less financial worries, maybe even get my much needed medical payments ready. But it's not worth it. So out of the hypothetical, that's what I already do. And that's from someone who really is on the low end of income and has a lot of payments to make; $50,000 a year is almost twice what I need to not be at all concerned about getting a higher paying job. I don't understand the mentality of spend and consume that dominates people so much, it's a pretty sad one.
Indoctrine
05-07-2008, 2:09 AM
I'd definitely deal with a few years of doing something I didn't like for a couple of hundred grand.
I could go off and buy myself a house and everything and be able to live comfortably and go back to the same sort of job I was doing before.
In short, I'd sacrifice happiness for money for a few years just to know that I'd get back my happiness with my job at the end.
The only problem I'd see with returning to the same sort of job is not being able to budget properly anymore because face it, you'd be living the high life on 100k a year.
clairebear47
05-07-2008, 2:16 AM
Kay so as an actual law clerk bitch, if he doesn't take the job say that I'll do it for half the amount and I have experience. If you aren't partner in a firm you basically earn shit anyway.
On the actual topic though I would stay, money doesn't mean anything if you aren't happy and yes it's a complete cliche but it's true. I just gave up pretty much the same job he was offered because it wasn't any fun, if I was getting paid that much I woould have rethunk it though. Law is boring as hell(unless they do criminal law then it's interesting).
Gotta go for the happiness.
pure_hatred
05-07-2008, 7:19 AM
I'd probably take the 100k job for like 3-5 years, then go do what I want with the cash I made. Sure the job sucks, but I'm on 20k a year right now, so...
Casalen
05-07-2008, 11:31 PM
I'm also going to add that 'having it all handed to you' and 'taking a crap job for good pay' are very different things. In the first, one would presumably get the good life handed as part of 'everything'. I wouldn't mind having a lot handed to me to allow me to be more successful without needing the crap job part.
Ricette
05-08-2008, 12:06 AM
I would go right back to Arizona. Just having a high paying job handed to me? It would feel wrong and like he was trying to buy me back home. Seems kind of underhanded. I'd rather be dirt poor and happy than rich and miserable any day.
Prankenberry
05-08-2008, 12:34 AM
I think I would take the job, work for as long as I could and save as much as I could. After a while the job is sure to grow on you, and if not you've saved enough money you can go elsewhere and still have enough money to live off of for a while.
Chargus
05-08-2008, 11:56 AM
Depends, how much is he making at his job in Arizona. If it wasnt alot I would take the job in Philly. But it depends on the person, some people would rather be happy and barely making ends meet, or rich and being unhappy.
frescoSteph
05-08-2008, 2:51 PM
I'd keep doing what made me happy. If you let money be the only thing that'll make you happy, nothing you do will matter. Poor people, as myself, do what we love, are around people we love, and drink.
Marijuana
05-08-2008, 3:34 PM
Yeah becouse richt people can totally not do things they love, be around people they love, and drink. Even if you job is dull, you'll have money to do fun stuff after/before work. Even rich people have friends/family/wife/kids. And rich people can buy more drinks than poor people. They usually get the same amount though, but better quallity.
John Travolta
05-08-2008, 7:04 PM
To be honest, without sounding like a dick, $100,000 a year wouldn't be enough to draw me away from a job I love simply because $100,000 really isn't that much when you look at it.
Let's do the maths: $100,000 = £50,000 give or take. Now £50,000 is A LOT of money to a LOT of people, but with costs rising like they are and things getting much more expensive and pricey (luxury goods and necessities) you're going to need a lot more to "live the high life".
Granted this is Europe I'm talking about, which is just generally fucking retardedly expensive everywhere. I don't know what prices are like in America, I assume it might be cheaper with living expenses not being ridiculously high.
But no, I wouldn't give up a job I love for $100,000. It would have to be upwards of $200,000 - $500,000.
Jesus, you're such a fucking faggot. You sound like a complete spoiled prick. You don't have to take the offer but don't say that 100,000 dollars isn't a lot of money, because it very much is.
50 thousand is enough to live comfortably and doing something you love is just icing on the cake. I would stay where I was because I don't expect to be making much money when I grow older anyways.
History
05-08-2008, 8:18 PM
Yeah becouse richt people can totally not do things they love, be around people they love, and drink. Even if you job is dull, you'll have money to do fun stuff after/before work. Even rich people have friends/family/wife/kids. And rich people can buy more drinks than poor people. They usually get the same amount thoug, but better quallity.
Money changes people. It don't think you can be rich and enjoy the same things that you did when you were poor, at least, not on the same level. You would have more stuff, more expensive taste, and higher expectations.
Cristo
05-09-2008, 3:35 AM
Jesus, you're such a fucking faggot. You sound like a complete spoiled prick. You don't have to take the offer but don't say that 100,000 dollars isn't a lot of money, because it very much is.
50 thousand is enough to live comfortably and doing something you love is just icing on the cake. I would stay where I was because I don't expect to be making much money when I grow older anyways.
$100,000 IS NOT a lot of money if you "want to live the high life", as specifically stated by fabz in his first post you illiterate fuck.
How about you read my post? You can sure as hell live very comfortably on $100,000 and it IS a lot of money. But it isn't enough to "live the high life", especially not after tax and overheads and other expenses.
Marijuana
05-09-2008, 3:55 AM
Money changes people. It don't think you can be rich and enjoy the same things that you did when you were poor, at least, not on the same level. You would have more stuff, more expensive taste, and higher expectations.
And you would be ablo to get those things becouse you're rich. So I don't see the problem.
And you would be ablo to get those things becouse you're rich. So I don't see the problem.
Material objects shouldn't dominate your life.
Marijuana
05-09-2008, 4:01 AM
Material objects are verry important. Think about it, almost evrything you do has to do with a material object. So they already dominate our lifes.
Material objects shouldn't dominate your life.
But they do. I was thinking last night about how happy I am because I own X, intend to buy Y, and so forth. But then I realised that my happiness is dependent on the material things I have or intend to have.
I then tried a little thought exercise, what if I had no worldly belongings? Would I still be as happy? So, deduct X and Y from your life and what are you left with? Just you, and the people in your life.
So I concluded that happiness is the congruency and healthy presence of three things: material belongings, happiness with yourself and who you are, and the people in your life.
So to say the pursuit of material things is a wasted effort is something usually said by those with few material things or limited means of obtaining them. The truth is, material belongings is one of, but not the most important, things that aids our esteem, and thus our experience of happiness.
Dabamash
05-09-2008, 7:38 AM
If I was offered a job that paid £100,000 I would easily take it, as I like money, but, saying that, I would probably rather take a job that was slightly lower paid if it was doing something that I enjoy. At the moment, any job is good enough for me :D
$100,000 IS NOT a lot of money if you "want to live the high life", as specifically stated by fabz in his first post you illiterate fuck.
How about you read my post? You can sure as hell live very comfortably on $100,000 and it IS a lot of money. But it isn't enough to "live the high life", especially not after tax and overheads and other expenses.
That all depends on your definition of "high life." Sure, you won't be living in a huge mansion, but you're fucking rich if you make that much a year. You can live a pretty swanky life on $100,000.
Cristo
05-09-2008, 12:42 PM
Yeah ok I suppose it does depend on that, and then that's where ones on personal tastes etc. come into play.
Apparently, the official boundary between rich and poor is earning £25,000 a year. So if you earn that, you're considered rich by the official definition in terms of modern society. I can't remember where I read this, it might have been The Economist, but also only a measly 2% of the worlds population earns over £25,000.
John Travolta
05-09-2008, 6:13 PM
$100,000 IS NOT a lot of money if you "want to live the high life", as specifically stated by fabz in his first post you illiterate fuck.
How about you read my post? You can sure as hell live very comfortably on $100,000 and it IS a lot of money. But it isn't enough to "live the high life", especially not after tax and overheads and other expenses.
I did read your post and you do sound like a spoiled prick. You also said that
"$100,000 really isn't that much when you look at it." Contradicting yourself isn't going to make you sound smarter or less gay.
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