For those of you who make over $85K/year....

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: wasssup

Originally posted by: saahmed
My dad makes about 75k and drives a 2000 dodge grand caravan. He's very stingy.

I don't blame him dude. My dad made about $110k/year and I used to call him cheap, but now that I graduated and have a decent income I really don't feel like wasting too much.

I'm personally torn between getting a 350z, WRX, or keeping my old '99 Civic (which is in decent condition, no mechanical problems whatsoever). Only thing is it doesn't "show" my wealth, so to speak.

If you buy a car to 'show your wealth' then forget it. There will always be someone with a more expensive, newer and better looking car than you. Buy it because you want the car, not because of what others think of you in the car.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: Azurik
'96 Ford Contour GL
'98 Mercedes Benz ML320
'06 Acura TSX

Income: 408k

This is why I need to stay out of these threads. Posts like this just infuriate me.

 

[mindmaniac]

Single, Pontiac Aztek

Why waste all that money on a status symbol that serves the same f(x) as a $10,000 car?

 

[saahmed]

Originally posted by: Azurik
'96 Ford Contour GL
'98 Mercedes Benz ML320
'06 Acura TSX

Income: 408k

Wow, what do you do?

 

[saahmed]

Yeah, Im currently volunteering in trauma at the local hospital. I've determined that I would definitely not want to work in ER. Thanks for the advice.

 

[bennylong]

408k annual income, wow, what in the world do you do for a living? CEO, CFO or a major corporation? Porn Producers?

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: bennylong
408k annual income, wow, what in the world do you do for a living? CEO, CFO or a major corporation? Porn Producers?

Read the link in his sig, apparently he owns a business.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Ferrari F50

Shens until I see a pic of in front of it with an ATOT sign.

 

[alocurto]

Single. 98 jeep wrangler (that I leased in high school and decided to buy com college). Only has 92k on it. Looks brand new. I will probably be getting a new one in a year or 2 since they are changing the body style.

My apartment doesn't have a private one car garage, if it did, I would probably get a nice sports car for the weekends and fancy dinners. Pretty fun driving up to a black tie event in a jeep wrangler with no doors

But of course, getting a house comes over wasting money on cars. Can't find much for below 450 here on LI :-/

 

[alocurto]

Originally posted by: Nebor
I guess I should add that I have zero housing costs to take out of my 6 figure salary. That makes a huge difference.

How do you pull that off? I want to live for free!!!!

 

[Sonikku]

Originally posted by: halik
Depending on my bonus, I should hit over 85K

I'm 22

Don't take this personally. But I really, really hate you.

 

[evilbix]

You're really gonna hate me, Sonikku. I'm 21, still in college, and my salary is 93k. I get my review next week (aiming for 12% raise, most likely will be 10) and bonuses to boot.

I drive a 99 VW Passat, and I live like I'm on welfare. I just don't have anywhere to put the nice things I want, so until I get a house I'm just banking money.

 

[dnuggett]

150k
Married
27
IT Consultant

05 BMW X3, 00 Honda Civic

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: evilbix
You're really gonna hate me, Sonikku. I'm 21, still in college, and my salary is 93k. I get my review next week (aiming for 12% raise, most likely will be 10) and bonuses to boot.

I drive a 99 VW Passat, and I live like I'm on welfare. I just don't have anywhere to put the nice things I want, so until I get a house I'm just banking money.

what do u do?

 

[evilbix]

I'm an investment research associate. I don't really love the field, but I don't mind it either. The day goes fast due to always being busy.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: evilbix
I'm an investment research associate. I don't really love the field, but I don't mind it either. The day goes fast due to always being busy.

How many hours per week do you work on average?

 

[Rookie]

96 Nissan Maxima GLE (165k miles)
2001 Yamaha R6

live in GF living in NC

once i payoff all my college debt, I'll probably upgrade to a 2006(?) Forerunner V8 Limited Edition

 

[tgx78]

live in vancouver bc
single
art director

my car right now is Honda Prelude
this summer i am trading it in for 330ci

 

[kush]

$85k is kind of poverty line, esp if you have family.

married, jeep GC and for the missus GMC Denali

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: kush
$85k is kind of poverty line, esp if you have family.

married, jeep GC and for the missus GMC Denali

You can live very comfortably off of $85k if you're single or married (without kids). With kids, it depends on your location, but you can manage quite well with it, since most people with kids do.

 

[saahmed]

Originally posted by: evilbix
I'm an investment research associate. I don't really love the field, but I don't mind it either. The day goes fast due to always being busy.

How'd you get into something like that while still in college?

 

[saahmed]

Originally posted by: Azurik
'96 Ford Contour GL
'98 Mercedes Benz ML320
'06 Acura TSX

Income: 408k

I read the article about you. Congratulations. I wish I could be that successful. Its cool how you got money from Microsoft by random chance, or was it? I tried at one time to start up a small-scale business like that but I just didnt have the resources. Anyway, good luck.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: mindmaniac
Single, Pontiac Aztek

Why waste all that money on a status symbol that serves the same f(x) as a $10,000 car?

HAHAHAHA you drive an aztek!

*paints and laughs*

 

[erikistired]

i'm guessing there are less than 10 people on these forums who really make over 85k a year.

actually, there are a lot of californians on here, but that doesn't count because 85k cali money is like 30k everywhere else.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: fisher
i'm guessing there are less than 10 people on these forums who really make over 85k a year.

actually, there are a lot of californians on here, but that doesn't count because 85k cali money is like 30k everywhere else.

Why would you assume that? Not everyone here is very young. $85K isn't a ton of money.