Feel so behind!

[Anonymous]

I’m 39 and make 117680 base. I do receive bonus of 32k but I’d love to increase my base pay to 150k!

It feels so far away and I feel so dumb as I wasted my twenties and thirties working in non profits for low pay.

How can I increase my income? I’m scared of facing age discrimination moving forward.

[Anonymous]

You look for jobs that pay more. And you grow up a little. This post makes you sound shockingly immature for a 39 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You look for jobs that pay more. And you grow up a little. This post makes you sound shockingly immature for a 39 year old.

What is immature about it?

[Anonymous]

At that age I Was making 87k and that was only 4 years ago. And now I make a little bit more than you.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps a change in perspective is in order. I'm in my 24th year of my career and I still haven't broken six figures. And, as a teacher, I don't get bonuses.

[Anonymous]

That’s almost exactly my husband’s salary +bonus. I make $52K in education. We have one child and a nice life. Good work/life balance, college savings. We are happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 39 and make 117680 base. I do receive bonus of 32k but I’d love to increase my base pay to 150k!

It feels so far away and I feel so dumb as I wasted my twenties and thirties working in non profits for low pay.

How can I increase my income? I’m scared of facing age discrimination moving forward.

what does your husband make?

[Anonymous]

My earned income has been below $25k since 1996. Get your passive income up. Don't expect your job to do it for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My earned income has been below $25k since 1996. Get your passive income up. Don't expect your job to do it for you.

Examples? What kind of passive income can be cultivated by anderson who lives paycheck to paycheck?

[Anonymous]

There will always be someone making more

There will always be someone making an obscene amount more that you will say WTF?

[Anonymous]

Damn. I'm in my 40's and make $92k.

[Anonymous]

This post is insulting. Get lost OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps a change in perspective is in order. I'm in my 24th year of my career and I still haven't broken six figures. And, as a teacher, I don't get bonuses.

I'm in my 29th year of my career and will never break six figures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 39 and make 117680 base. I do receive bonus of 32k but I’d love to increase my base pay to 150k!

It feels so far away and I feel so dumb as I wasted my twenties and thirties working in non profits for low pay.

How can I increase my income? I’m scared of facing age discrimination moving forward.

I made close to your salary at your age. I now make a little more than half that because I was out of work for almost two years.

Grow up.

[Anonymous]

Being a higher earner isn’t about one day you wake up and realize you are underpaid. It’s about putting in consistent effort every year to learn a marketable skill and understand what’s marketable, what kind of mind set you need to get promoted or landing a higher paid job.