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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Finally, it’s really not that hard to figure out how to have a high income if that is your priority. If you did not grow up rich, you will need a profession that pays well to have a more comfortable lifestyle. For example doctor, banking, big law. Engineering or business owner is another option.

I wish it were so easy. Just picking a profession that pays well won't make you rich. I'm a lobbyist and my husband is an engineer. We do ok but we aren't rich. Life is complicated. The combination of good and bad decisions, good and bad luck, bosses, companies, health, relationships, expenses, etc etc. Certainly you have a better chance of having a higher income if you pick a field that pays well but it takes a lot more than just being in that field.[/quote]

Sure there's luck, decision making, geography etc. that gets you to the TOP salary level for your field. But just by virtue of being an engineer, your DH at least has a FLOOR for his salary -- i.e. there is no engineering job in America that'll pay 20k or 30k -- I'd venture to guess no one would attempt to hire an engineer for under 50 or 75k even in a LCOL. So you're not guaranteed rich, but you are guaranteed at least middle class, no? That's not a guarantee for everyone. Though I think engineering can be rough bc it's a field that IME tends to have a lot of job loss/pushing out people after age 50 etc. [/quote]

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