What % are you?

[Anonymous]

^^^sorry for typos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I totally get that you're not all "rolling in millions" -- but if you're 99% you're making at least $510,000/year.

That is so far from what I have ever made that it is almost impossible for me to imagine having that much money.

You must be single or have a SAH spouse. My DH and I each make a little over $200K. It's not that much of a stretch to imagine our combined incomes getting to half a mil.

SO if someone can't imagine their HHI being close to "half a mil" in your warped world they must be single or on a single income????
Do some of you not realize that plenty of PROFESSIONALS is this area will never make 200K! Never!
The vast majority of pediatricians will not. A teacher will not. The vast majority of PhDs will not. etc. etc. etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I totally get that you're not all "rolling in millions" -- but if you're 99% you're making at least $510,000/year.

That is so far from what I have ever made that it is almost impossible for me to imagine having that much money.

You must be single or have a SAH spouse. My DH and I each make a little over $200K. It's not that much of a stretch to imagine our combined incomes getting to half a mil.

SO if someone can't imagine their HHI being close to "half a mil" in your warped world they must be single or on a single income????
Do some of you not realize that plenty of PROFESSIONALS is this area will never make 200K! Never!
The vast majority of pediatricians will not. A teacher will not. The vast majority of PhDs will not. etc. etc. etc.

Business, medical specialists, IT professionals, lawyers can easily make $200K. A GS-15 makes, what, $155? So you have two GS-15s married to each other and you're at $310K - for govt work!

[Anonymous]

Meant to add, so while it may be hard to make that much, it's not hard to "*imagine* making that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I totally get that you're not all "rolling in millions" -- but if you're 99% you're making at least $510,000/year.

That is so far from what I have ever made that it is almost impossible for me to imagine having that much money.

You must be single or have a SAH spouse. My DH and I each make a little over $200K. It's not that much of a stretch to imagine our combined incomes getting to half a mil.

SO if someone can't imagine their HHI being close to "half a mil" in your warped world they must be single or on a single income????
Do some of you not realize that plenty of PROFESSIONALS is this area will never make 200K! Never!
The vast majority of pediatricians will not. A teacher will not. The vast majority of PhDs will not. etc. etc. etc.

Business, medical specialists, IT professionals, lawyers can easily make $200K. A GS-15 makes, what, $155? So you have two GS-15s married to each other and you're at $310K - for govt work!

DH is an IT consultant in a very specialized areas. Two of our married friends do what he does and are basically retired at 40. They were pulling $800k combined consistently since their late 20s and live in low cost area.

Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

I think DCUM needs a list of stipulations. On a thread a couple months back it was fairly "established" and "agreed" that engineering and other technical/science degrees were much harder/more work than what it took to obtain a law degree. I remember the thread because I almost failed out of a second tier engineering school (not really but not stellar either) and went on to graduate 3rd in my law school class at a top 20 law school -- and never missed any sleep. Law school was a breeze compared to engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meant to add, so while it may be hard to make that much, it's not hard to "*imagine* making that much.

Is it hard for you to *imagine* living on $43,000/year? Because 50% of the households in the country make LESS than $43k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

I think DCUM needs a list of stipulations. On a thread a couple months back it was fairly "established" and "agreed" that engineering and other technical/science degrees were much harder/more work than what it took to obtain a law degree. I remember the thread because I almost failed out of a second tier engineering school (not really but not stellar either) and went on to graduate 3rd in my law school class at a top 20 law school -- and never missed any sleep. Law school was a breeze compared to engineering.

I think I started that one after reading boastful after boatful BigLaw big-mouth going on and on about how wonderful they were. I agree. It's a little known fact for us scientists. Actually, the analytical mind of scientists is one of the reason they excel at law/find it easy. Chemists make great cooks too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

I think DCUM needs a list of stipulations. On a thread a couple months back it was fairly "established" and "agreed" that engineering and other technical/science degrees were much harder/more work than what it took to obtain a law degree. I remember the thread because I almost failed out of a second tier engineering school (not really but not stellar either) and went on to graduate 3rd in my law school class at a top 20 law school -- and never missed any sleep. Law school was a breeze compared to engineering.

Yet people don't flock to engineering...hmmmm.....lol........do you want a cookie now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meant to add, so while it may be hard to make that much, it's not hard to "*imagine* making that much.

Is it hard for you to *imagine* living on $43,000/year? Because 50% of the households in the country make LESS than $43k.

No, it's not hard for me to imagine living on $43K. The average person in the US doesn't even go to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

I think DCUM needs a list of stipulations. On a thread a couple months back it was fairly "established" and "agreed" that engineering and other technical/science degrees were much harder/more work than what it took to obtain a law degree. I remember the thread because I almost failed out of a second tier engineering school (not really but not stellar either) and went on to graduate 3rd in my law school class at a top 20 law school -- and never missed any sleep. Law school was a breeze compared to engineering.

I think I started that one after reading boastful after boatful BigLaw big-mouth going on and on about how wonderful they were. I agree. It's a little known fact for us scientists. Actually, the analytical mind of scientists is one of the reason they excel at law/find it easy. Chemists make great cooks too.

The problem with scientists is a lack of social skills that they can use in business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meant to add, so while it may be hard to make that much, it's not hard to "*imagine* making that much.

Is it hard for you to *imagine* living on $43,000/year? Because 50% of the households in the country make LESS than $43k.

No, it's not hard for me to imagine living on $43K. The average person in the US doesn't even go to college.

do you really want to start THAT discussion? Because the Today show did a segment just this morning on college loan debt...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

I think DCUM needs a list of stipulations. On a thread a couple months back it was fairly "established" and "agreed" that engineering and other technical/science degrees were much harder/more work than what it took to obtain a law degree. I remember the thread because I almost failed out of a second tier engineering school (not really but not stellar either) and went on to graduate 3rd in my law school class at a top 20 law school -- and never missed any sleep. Law school was a breeze compared to engineering.

I think I started that one after reading boastful after boatful BigLaw big-mouth going on and on about how wonderful they were. I agree. It's a little known fact for us scientists. Actually, the analytical mind of scientists is one of the reason they excel at law/find it easy. Chemists make great cooks too.

The problem with scientists is a lack of social skills that they can use in business.

This is a poor stereotype. Signed, an IP lawyer (with a phD and JD)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dh makes what 'these lawyers' that are always on here bragging about make. They think every other profession is a piece of sh*t and must be low-paying. FWIW, it ain't so hard to get a law degree. They are a dime a dozen. I work in a scientific field where our agency pays for law school. Countless engineers, biotech, chemists, etc. who have gone nights to GW, Georgetown, American law, etc. and were top of their class and passed Bar right away. They joke about how much easier it is then their own field. I get sick of the DC-lawyer attitutde that permeates this board.

I think DCUM needs a list of stipulations. On a thread a couple months back it was fairly "established" and "agreed" that engineering and other technical/science degrees were much harder/more work than what it took to obtain a law degree. I remember the thread because I almost failed out of a second tier engineering school (not really but not stellar either) and went on to graduate 3rd in my law school class at a top 20 law school -- and never missed any sleep. Law school was a breeze compared to engineering.

Yet people don't flock to engineering...hmmmm.....lol........do you want a cookie now?

Most people lack the intelligence for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I totally get that you're not all "rolling in millions" -- but if you're 99% you're making at least $510,000/year.

That is so far from what I have ever made that it is almost impossible for me to imagine having that much money.

You must be single or have a SAH spouse. My DH and I each make a little over $200K. It's not that much of a stretch to imagine our combined incomes getting to half a mil.

Well bully for you! My spouse and I make about $90K combined. We are both college educated and have professional jobs. Is it really that hard to understand that not everyone makes the same salary as you? Anyone with a HHI of under 6 figures "must be single or have a SAH spouse"??? Look beyond the end of your own nose for a minute, FFS.

There's certainly abundance of delusional people on this thread. I guess money doesn't give you a clue.