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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know if the MC thing makes me think sucker -- but TBH I think sucker when middle class/no trust fund or family $ types of people pursue occupations where they can't make top dollar, when there are better financial options out there. So yeah -- teachers; random business degrees w/o any sort of path into banking/consulting/real estate development etc; lawyers who go non profit when their ivy degrees can certainly land them in biglaw.

To a fault these friends of mine have screamed -- I don't care about money; you're soooo materialistic; I'm doing what makes me happy. Fast forward to age 40 and it's constantly -- do you think so and so is non equity partner or equity; how did they buy that house; how much do you think he bought his business for; they're going on vacation AGAIN!? For people who claimed money didn't matter, they surely focus on others' money -- which of course ignoring the fact that their friend with the big house and 3rd vacation of the yr stayed in biglaw or finance for 15 yrs while they bolted in 18 months to the first non profit that hired them.

If you have the financial backing of a trust fund, by all means do whatever you want. For all the rest though -- realize that life costs money and those costs keep rising so when your friends want to grind away to make $$ it's because they want a comfortable life so don't be mad/jealous/judgmental about what they've worked hard for.[/quote]

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