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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 14:20:43 GMT -5
where people have normal salaries and problems.  |
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Post by busymom on Jan 8, 2018 14:21:41 GMT -5
Normal?!? What's that?  |
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Jan 8, 2018 14:23:53 GMT -5
Because my $63K/year for a required Master’s isn’t normal?
My friend, are you having a pity party today?
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Post by Rob Base 2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 14:24:23 GMT -5
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 14:26:43 GMT -5
My friend, are you having a pity party today? |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 14:28:11 GMT -5
I'm not really referring to you Chloe - you are pretty "normal" with "normal" problems and salary. |
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Post by Shooby on Jan 8, 2018 14:31:27 GMT -5
Well, everyone on boards is rich, thin and gorgeous don'tcha know!  |
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Post by Opti on Jan 8, 2018 14:33:01 GMT -5
Us poor folk don't post much about financial stuff because no one really cares. There's more atta girls etc. for the significantly above median salaried posters, so they post more often than anyone else.
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Post by Shooby on Jan 8, 2018 14:33:52 GMT -5
And, half have discovered cures for cancer and the other people online, well they just discovered the next great stock and then vacationed by climbing Everest with nothing but an energy bar while wearing overpriced jeggings!
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Post by Jaguar on Jan 8, 2018 14:35:39 GMT -5
And, half have discovered cures for cancer and the other people online, well they just discovered the next great stock and then vacationed by climbing Everest with nothing but an energy bar while wearing overpriced jeggings! Which thread was this in, I missed it darn ? |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 14:36:39 GMT -5
And, half have discovered cures for cancer and the other people online, well they just discovered the next great stock and then vacationed by climbing Everest with nothing but an energy bar while wearing overpriced jeggings! okay that made me laugh  |
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Post by milee on Jan 8, 2018 14:55:28 GMT -5
Well, everyone on boards is rich, thin and gorgeous don'tcha know! And tall, too! So even if they're 300 pounds, they're svelte and perfectly fit. Personally, I'm only 6'9"; compared to others I'm short. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 15:01:32 GMT -5
You mean fighting with a sick chicken to get antibiotics down her before work is not a normal problem?
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 8, 2018 15:04:26 GMT -5
Well, everyone on boards is rich, thin and gorgeous don'tcha know!  Can I start life over? |
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 15:12:31 GMT -5
You mean fighting with a sick chicken to get antibiotics down her before work is not a normal problem? Imma have to get back to you on that one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 15:21:12 GMT -5
You mean fighting with a sick chicken to get antibiotics down her before work is not a normal problem? Imma have to get back to you on that one. I have a few more if that one doesn't qualify. |
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 8, 2018 15:37:00 GMT -5
I don't open those obvious "rich" people threads. I will never be rich and I know it.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jan 8, 2018 15:56:12 GMT -5
... I will never be rich and I know it.  nor do I care that I won't be. Yes I have an above average income but I also will have a very short employment record so my savings will be lacking. Whatever, I'll be fine and just take life as it comes. You make decisions as best you can when a situation asks for it and refrain (as much as possible) from second guessing yourself. Whatifs only add value when a new situation presents itself  |
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Jan 8, 2018 16:25:31 GMT -5
My salary is ok for the area, but pretty sure you make more than I do, if that makes you feel better.  |
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Post by flamingo on Jan 8, 2018 16:30:03 GMT -5
My salary is pretty average AND I have a crap ton of student loan debt that likely won't be paid off until I retire. I literally pay more in student loan payments each month than I do in rent. How's that for making it in life?? |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 16:53:11 GMT -5
hopefully you have a PhD!
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Post by midjd on Jan 8, 2018 16:54:18 GMT -5
Go hang out on Bogleheads for a day or two, once you read the umpteenth "I'm 31 and have a NW of $2.5 million, should I be investing more aggressively?" thread, you'll come crawling back to us |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 16:56:45 GMT -5
it's not the salary, it's the slew of mistake I've made/am making. No doubt that working hard and staying focused makes success very likely, but a lot is good fortune. God, having the "right partner" is a complete crap shoot and has the potential to make or break you financially.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 16:59:01 GMT -5
Go hang out on Bogleheads for a day or two, once you read the umpteenth "I'm 31 and have a NW of $2.5 million, should I be investing more aggressively?" thread, you'll come crawling back to us yeah, I'm sure that would make me run screaming into the night. When I was doing online dating I kept coming across these 30-something directors/CEOs/business owners. It made me look at my life and say, well what the hell did I do wrong?! LOL! |
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 8, 2018 17:05:12 GMT -5
it's not the salary, it's the slew of mistake I've made/am making. No doubt that working hard and staying focused makes success very likely, but a lot is good fortune. God, having the "right partner" is a complete crap shoot and has the potential to make or break you financially. If you are looking for a big forum with a lot of female support, this is a good forum. They did NOT like me. pandce.proboards.com/ |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 8, 2018 17:09:12 GMT -5
Archie, did you go a-trolling? ETA: I checked it out - too much estrogen for my liking. I saw a thread called "Drinking While Parenting?" I assume asking if it's okay. Puh-lease. |
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 8, 2018 17:12:12 GMT -5
Archie, did you go a-trolling? I don't think of myself as a troll, but I am sure that is what those on the other side of the computer screen thought. |
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Post by dannylion on Jan 8, 2018 17:13:17 GMT -5
it's not the salary, it's the slew of mistake I've made/am making. No doubt that working hard and staying focused makes success very likely, but a lot is good fortune. God, having the "right partner" is a complete crap shoot and has the potential to make or break you financially. I made a lot of mistakes and didn't really get focused on doing the right things financially until I was well into my 40s.
Also, I have never had a partner. You can make progress on your own if you have to.
Focus. Do the best you can. Learn from your mistakes but don't beat yourself up about them. Know what is important to you and don't worry about what other people are doing.
You are smart and you seem to have your priorities sorted out.
You'll be fine.
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Post by Jaguar on Jan 8, 2018 17:13:18 GMT -5
it's not the salary, it's the slew of mistake I've made/am making. No doubt that working hard and staying focused makes success very likely, but a lot is good fortune. God, having the "right partner" is a complete crap shoot and has the potential to make or break you financially. If you are looking for a big forum with a lot of female support, this is a good forum. They did NOT like me. pandce.proboards.com/I was a member on there way way back, It doesn't have our warmth, like we got on here. It's too big and impersonal for my tastes. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 17:14:21 GMT -5
it's not the salary, it's the slew of mistake I've made/am making. No doubt that working hard and staying focused makes success very likely, but a lot is good fortune. God, having the "right partner" is a complete crap shoot and has the potential to make or break you financially. I think I know how you feel- when I was in my late 30s/early 40s I couldn't stand to read Money Magazine. All those perky young 30-something couples with a paid-off house, 2.5 perfect children whose future college educations were already funded, and $1.5 million in other savings. I'd spent tons of my own savings on stuff for my husband I cringe even to mention, but it included buying him a new Camaro when we were still dating because he wanted it and didn't have the money and I wanted to make him happy. Now I was struggling to pay the mortgage that was based on both our incomes except he was unemployed, and dealing with his alcohol and verbal abuse. I should mention that we were sitting on significant equity on the house and I had managed to hold onto most of my savings and contribute to 401(k) plans, but it was a wretched existence and I felt trapped. I did manage to get out, of course, and 20+ years after the divorce, life is good. One piece of advice Danny Thomas gave his daughter Marlo: the reason thoroughbreds wear blinders (those little patches that impair their peripheral vision) during a race is so they can't see how the other horses are doing and just "run their own race". That's what he told his daughter: "Run your own race". Don't read the stuff that gets you down. |
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