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Living on low income - accepting the "poor" life.
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<blockquote data-quote="B7BlownSnake" data-source="post: 15945687" data-attributes="member: 112096"><p>I know most will say find a job that's your passion. I say find a job you can handle for the next 30-40 years. Maybe it's a job you hate but pays a ton. Maybe it doesn't pay shit but you absolutely love it. Just find what works for you.</p><p></p><p>I don't have a passion for medical devices, but I do enjoy engineering. And the medical field pays pretty well. So I consider myself one of the lucky ones that does enjoy my job and get paid very well to do it.</p><p></p><p>I skated through high school with my eyes closed. 4.0+ GPA. Was a class clown but got good grades. I knew I wanted to be an engineer, so off to UC Irvine for a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I partied a little too much, but got decent enough grades to graduate. I did well in the classes I knew I would use, but not so much in the class I never though I would need.</p><p></p><p>Graduated in 4 years. Found a medical device engineering job at a company 2 miles from my house. I lived with my parents until I could afford to buy my own place. I made enough to buy some cars and have fun, but I got complacent. I was at this place for 6 years and only making 75k, with no real future there. My girlfriend (now wife) pushed me to find a new job. I found another, much better medical device company, and 2.5 years later I'm well above 100k (31yrs old), with a solid future outlook and big pay increases mapped out. My wife found a sales job at the same company and makes over 120k with some awesome stock deals as she's a manager.</p><p></p><p>I enjoy expensive clothes, nice cars, nice things. That is what drives me. SO, technically money drives me. I grew up in a very well off household, and my dad busted his ass to get there. I had an amazing childhood, and a goal is to provide my son with an even better life than I had. I know I'm lucky for that, but know my dad worked very hard to provide that. I know I'm lucky to have found the job I did and found my amazing wife, but I also know I work very hard to make what I do and continue to work hard to grow.</p><p></p><p>Wow that was long. That's what she said. But moral of the story, see my first paragraph. Also, know if you want to move up in life, nothing is handed to you. You will have to work hard. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B7BlownSnake, post: 15945687, member: 112096"] I know most will say find a job that's your passion. I say find a job you can handle for the next 30-40 years. Maybe it's a job you hate but pays a ton. Maybe it doesn't pay shit but you absolutely love it. Just find what works for you. I don't have a passion for medical devices, but I do enjoy engineering. And the medical field pays pretty well. So I consider myself one of the lucky ones that does enjoy my job and get paid very well to do it. I skated through high school with my eyes closed. 4.0+ GPA. Was a class clown but got good grades. I knew I wanted to be an engineer, so off to UC Irvine for a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I partied a little too much, but got decent enough grades to graduate. I did well in the classes I knew I would use, but not so much in the class I never though I would need. Graduated in 4 years. Found a medical device engineering job at a company 2 miles from my house. I lived with my parents until I could afford to buy my own place. I made enough to buy some cars and have fun, but I got complacent. I was at this place for 6 years and only making 75k, with no real future there. My girlfriend (now wife) pushed me to find a new job. I found another, much better medical device company, and 2.5 years later I'm well above 100k (31yrs old), with a solid future outlook and big pay increases mapped out. My wife found a sales job at the same company and makes over 120k with some awesome stock deals as she's a manager. I enjoy expensive clothes, nice cars, nice things. That is what drives me. SO, technically money drives me. I grew up in a very well off household, and my dad busted his ass to get there. I had an amazing childhood, and a goal is to provide my son with an even better life than I had. I know I'm lucky for that, but know my dad worked very hard to provide that. I know I'm lucky to have found the job I did and found my amazing wife, but I also know I work very hard to make what I do and continue to work hard to grow. Wow that was long. That's what she said. But moral of the story, see my first paragraph. Also, know if you want to move up in life, nothing is handed to you. You will have to work hard. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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