i'm with willis - i left a programming job at 76k and now between retirement and ssdi, i'm around 48k, wife is arount 40k as a tech dispatcher. if you have a number where you think you would be happy, my buddy grosses around 600 k and whines about taxes and insufficient money. go figure. dave In a message dated 12/22/2007 9:00:23 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
$90,000!!! And you can't afford a $30,000 van? Wow! You must live in one of those expensive to live in state like CA. My income is about a quarter of yours' and I live in my own house, bought a van in 1999 for $24,000 - paid it off in 4 years. Dan At 09:00 AM 12/22/2007 -0500, William Willis said something that elicited my response: I have a fairly decent salary as a teacher and my wife is a restaurant manager. Together we make about $90,000. There is still no way we could afford a $30,000 van along with house payment. My van is a 96 E-150 with 140,000 mi. that I bought on ebay for $13,000. My wife drives a Taurus that cost $5400. In the words of CCR "I aint no fortunate son." All things considered, I do consider myself blessed to have had a wonderful family and the opportunity to hold a rewarding job. God bless all of you, my Q-list pals. May you have a safe, healthy, and happy holiday. ____________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:04:58 -0500 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Affording things To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] In a message dated 12/21/2007 6:58:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Only a few people gave me their input and only one was brave enough to say that he kept quite a bit of cash on hand to not report. I am talking about new vans, the latest computers and gadgets and programs, vehicle insurance, fancy cell phones that are hands-free, a whole list of books that they want, etc. etc. etc.. The sky is the limit. Within reason I mean... I don't mean buying a mansion or something like that. I guess many people just go without or have family give them money or keep cash in different areas. I remember hiding mine when I was dependent on the county for home health care and I'm glad those days are over! Lori I was fortunate to borrow the money from my father for my van. 27k cash. I needed his help because I bought it from e-bay. I pay him so much a month for it though. Dianna ____________________________________ See AOL's _top rated recipes_ (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) and _easy ways to stay in shape_ (http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003) for winter. ____________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. _Get it now!_ (mip://0324cc38/'http://www.windowslive.com?ocid) **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)
