Do you make 'enough' money?

lumberjim · 09-19-2007, 11:38 AM

Given the choice, would you make more, less, or stay at your current level of income as it relates to the cost of living.

be honest.

Cicero · 09-19-2007, 11:42 AM

Yea, It's back to being a pauper for me. Mmmm....Ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Awesome.

I just got comfy with the weekly Sushi dinner I was having...well there's just something about that, that must really piss god off.

skysidhe · 09-19-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Cicero

Yea, It's back to being a pauper for me. Mmmm....Ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Awesome.

I just got comfy with the weekly Sushi dinner I was having...well there's just something about that, that must really piss god off.

I don't eat ramen anymore but there was a time I did and I tell you what.
A little bit of ketchup and butter and wha-la yum-0

skysidhe · 09-19-2007, 11:43 AM

MORE MONEY!

I have an associate and two jobs. bleh. Last year an employer after seeing my transcripts told me I was really close to a BA and 'go get it'.

In a short amount of time I can tripple my income. If I could just get off my butt.!

Happy Monkey · 09-19-2007, 11:45 AM

I'm happy with my money; it's having to work for it that's the problem.

limey · 09-19-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I'm happy with my money; it's having to work for it that's the problem.

Yup.

glatt · 09-19-2007, 12:43 PM

I voted for more.

I make enough to get by just fine right now, although we live pretty frugally. I also have enough extra to fund my 401K so I can retire someday. What I don't have, is enough left over after both of those to save for college for two kids. So yeah, I want more fucking money.

Hime · 09-19-2007, 12:47 PM

I voted that I want more.

I think I get paid fairly for the work I do, but I'm currently part-time and would be much more comfortable with full-time work. We're surviving just fine, but I would like to have more in the way of savings before having children, which my husband and I both want very much.

Shawnee123 · 09-19-2007, 11:50 AM

It's no secret that I say I am way underpaid, for what I do.

But, everyone says "you make more you'll just spend more (and still have debt.)" I contend that, though that is true, I'd rather worry about the Lexus payment than what I'm going to do when the tires all fall off my existing car.

(Had a flat this morning...not even the tire that has had a slow leak, it was one of my "newer" ones. It's always something.)

bluecuracao · 09-19-2007, 11:52 AM

I choose 'more,' as my current level of income is 0.

Hopefully I'll be choosing 'stay' in the very near future.

theotherguy · 09-19-2007, 12:37 PM

More, please.

lumberjim · 09-19-2007, 12:50 PM

HM and Limey....you're both single and live alone, right?

limey · 09-19-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

HM and Limey....you're both single and live alone, right?

Nope. I married in April of this year. I am referring to our joint income. We don't have (or intend to have) kids.

lumberjim · 09-19-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by limey

Nope. I married in April of this year. I am referring to our joint income. We don't have (or intend to have) kids.

congrats!

and sorry if i missed that announcement if it was made!

i hope you are getting it regularly.

monster · 09-19-2007, 08:41 PM

Tough call.

I make $0, but I work long and hard, and the work I do is very important to me. I'd like to earn money, but I can't earn money doing what I do and I can't do what I do and do a paying job.

What do I do?

1) I am the scrip fundraiser for my kids' school. I put maybe 10 hours a week into it in school time...and raised $20,000 for the school last year. Those ten hours are split into a few hours here, 10 minutes there, 30 minutes there, 5 minutes there etc. This year I'm going for $25,000 The year before last (before I took over), they made about $11,000. I was treasurer then. The person who did scrip also worked for $ and could not do what I am able to do.

2) I help out in the school. I'm a room parent, I run special classes, I help with remedial math, I help with reading, I chaperone field trips, I shelve books in the library, I sort the lost and found.... this takes maybe 8 hours a week on average Plus commute.

3) I am treasurer and head marshall for my kids' swim team. This takes maybe 4 hours a week on average

4) I am the membership thingy for the pool we use in the summer, and head marshall for the swim team etc etc etc This takes about an hour a week average because it's summer-heavy.

5) I am the director of a non-profit publishing company dedicated to publishing quality literary fiction which "falls through the cracks" because it cannot be pigeonholed into a standard marketing genre. This takes any time I have left (after all the other things and houewiffery thingy) because I am the main "joe-on-the-street" reader.

I love all these jobs. I love to be busy. I put in a great deal of effort and time and get great results. I'd love to be paid for it, but that is impossible -they are all minimal budget non-profits. At some point, I need to get a paying job to ket my kids through college. But I love what I do.

So no, I don't make enough money right now and yet, yes I do.

I live in the hope that when the time comes that I need to earn $$ to pay for college, all the skills I have acquired as a volunteer will help me earn top dollar.

View Poll Results: do you make 'enough' money?
No, I wish I made more money	25	56.82%
I'm content with my income	17	38.64%
I think I actually make too much and should give some away	2	4.55%
Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll

09-19-2007, 11:38 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Do you make 'enough' money? Given the choice, would you make more, less, or stay at your current level of income as it relates to the cost of living. be honest. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-19-2007, 11:42 AM	#2
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Yea, It's back to being a pauper for me. Mmmm....Ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Awesome. I just got comfy with the weekly Sushi dinner I was having...well there's just something about that, that must really piss god off. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

09-19-2007, 11:45 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm happy with my money; it's having to work for it that's the problem. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-19-2007, 11:50 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's no secret that I say I am way underpaid, for what I do. But, everyone says "you make more you'll just spend more (and still have debt.)" I contend that, though that is true, I'd rather worry about the Lexus payment than what I'm going to do when the tires all fall off my existing car. (Had a flat this morning...not even the tire that has had a slow leak, it was one of my "newer" ones. It's always something.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-19-2007, 11:43 AM	#4
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	MORE MONEY! I have an associate and two jobs. bleh. Last year an employer after seeing my transcripts told me I was really close to a BA and 'go get it'. In a short amount of time I can tripple my income. If I could just get off my butt.!

09-19-2007, 12:43 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I voted for more. I make enough to get by just fine right now, although we live pretty frugally. I also have enough extra to fund my 401K so I can retire someday. What I don't have, is enough left over after both of those to save for college for two kids. So yeah, I want more fucking money.

09-19-2007, 12:47 PM	#8
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	I voted that I want more. I think I get paid fairly for the work I do, but I'm currently part-time and would be much more comfortable with full-time work. We're surviving just fine, but I would like to have more in the way of savings before having children, which my husband and I both want very much.

09-19-2007, 11:52 AM	#10
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I choose 'more,' as my current level of income is 0. Hopefully I'll be choosing 'stay' in the very near future.

09-19-2007, 12:37 PM	#11
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	More, please. __________________ I should be working.

09-19-2007, 12:50 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	HM and Limey....you're both single and live alone, right? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-19-2007, 08:41 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Tough call. I make $0, but I work long and hard, and the work I do is very important to me. I'd like to earn money, but I can't earn money doing what I do and I can't do what I do and do a paying job. What do I do? 1) I am the scrip fundraiser for my kids' school. I put maybe 10 hours a week into it in school time...and raised $20,000 for the school last year. Those ten hours are split into a few hours here, 10 minutes there, 30 minutes there, 5 minutes there etc. This year I'm going for $25,000 The year before last (before I took over), they made about $11,000. I was treasurer then. The person who did scrip also worked for $ and could not do what I am able to do. 2) I help out in the school. I'm a room parent, I run special classes, I help with remedial math, I help with reading, I chaperone field trips, I shelve books in the library, I sort the lost and found.... this takes maybe 8 hours a week on average Plus commute. 3) I am treasurer and head marshall for my kids' swim team. This takes maybe 4 hours a week on average 4) I am the membership thingy for the pool we use in the summer, and head marshall for the swim team etc etc etc This takes about an hour a week average because it's summer-heavy. 5) I am the director of a non-profit publishing company dedicated to publishing quality literary fiction which "falls through the cracks" because it cannot be pigeonholed into a standard marketing genre. This takes any time I have left (after all the other things and houewiffery thingy) because I am the main "joe-on-the-street" reader. I love all these jobs. I love to be busy. I put in a great deal of effort and time and get great results. I'd love to be paid for it, but that is impossible -they are all minimal budget non-profits. At some point, I need to get a paying job to ket my kids through college. But I love what I do. So no, I don't make enough money right now and yet, yes I do. I live in the hope that when the time comes that I need to earn $$ to pay for college, all the skills I have acquired as a volunteer will help me earn top dollar. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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