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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a 1%er female married to a 1%er man. I was a journalism major but ended up working in finance and later as a consultant.   I no longer work full time but made $400 K per year in 2000 at age 30 - I dialed it back after having kids, but if I continued working, as many of my colleagues did, I would easily be making 7 figures by now (I no longer work for that firm)  My husband makes between 1-3 million a year as a lawyer.  We dispel many of the myths on this board.  I only have a bachelors degree from a state school that is considered bottom of the barrel.  My husband went to a state school that is considered okay (Rutgers), and then went on to a regional law school where he graduated at the top of his class and then went on to land a federal clerkship.  He is highly specialized and good at what he does.  Worked for a number of big NY firms and then started his own firm that now has about 50 lawyers.    When he hires he looks for top 5% of the class.  He says that is all that matters.  He was top 5% and it worked for him and to him the top 5% are people that just get it.  His firm has people from Brooklyn Law School working alongside Harvard Law School, UVA, University of Chicago and others I have never heard of.  All were on law review or similar differentiators (Legal Honor Societies etc.).  As for me, I'm just people smart.  I never intended to make all of that money.  I was good at what I did, enthusiastic, highly competent and wasn't a pain in the ass - in other words,  people liked me and I liked them.  Anyway - that is our 1% story.  It was easy because we didn't try - just found careers that really suited us and that we enjoyed doing every day.  And, btw - we saved a lot of money so that we could retire early.  I don't live like a 1%er, but our kids colleges are paid for and we take great trips.[/quote]

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