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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are you?  Is this another one of those.. "I make x figures and I should be able to live like Y like those other folks (who happen to be like 15 years older than you"?

I'm 49, DH is 54.  We both grew up lower/middle class, but neither of us have student loans because we worked our way through college, and I commuted to college from home. Those were the things I gave up to not have a loan when I graduated.

I lived below my means even when I started making six figures almost 20 years. That's how we were able to afford a nice house with a smallish mortgage.

If you are under 40, you have a ways to go. Yes your income is high compared to the rest of America, but not compared to the DC area. That's the problem.  We used to live in an area more expensive than here.

Set your expectations to what is reasonable.  Otherwise you will always feel like you're just keeping your head above the water rather than inching towards the coastline.[/quote]

I am as you describe under 40. Unfortunately I had no opportunity to make decent income until after I took out my student loan debt - the IT industry went into full outsource mode just as I was ready to move up from my entry level position. You are right that there is always another $100k income I need to grasp at. Unfortunately my field is not that profitable in the private sector.[/quote]

The IT field did not go full outsource mode.  There are plenty of jobs and companies hiring.  You either don't have the skill level or qualifications needed or are not trying hard enough.[/quote]

I agree. Both DH and I are in IT and there is so much money to be made, it is obscene.  I dont even have a degree and am on track for 300k this year. Dh makes a bit less, but had ridiculous RSUs.[/quote]

What field are you in?  You must be good at what you do to be on track for 300K in IT.  [/quote]

Operations (management)...and as mentioned I work in the technology industry. [/quote]

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