“While I still find some of MMM’s advice relevant, it seems like every FI blogger out there worked in tech 20 years ago, pulled down a 6 figure salary and bought a house for a bag of potatoes before 2019. I wasn’t smart enough to find FI when I was young so I sometimes feel ...
A six figure salary can range from $100,000 to $999,999. So I figure I'd start on the low end for two people. $200,000 is a comfortable household income, but I don't think it can qualify as rich. With inflation running at 40-year highs, households need to earn more to run in...
For example, Southwest Airlines pilots earn an average annual salary of $254,000. However, some Southwest pilots earn as much as $549,000.Similarly, United Airlines pilots earn an average of $151,154. The average Delta Air Lines pilot earns $201,178 with top-earners making $526,000. Amer...
I think the phrase "Living like a Thai" is a bit deceptive, no Farang will ever live like a Thai, you will be overcharged as much as possible for just about everything, even if you can speak fluent Thai, you walk outside you will be treated like a tourist, that is why Farang are...
How Much To Pay For Healthcare Insurance? If you want to buy a house, you should probably limit your house purchase price to no more than3X your annual grossincome after putting at least 20% down. If you want to buy a car, you should probably limit your car value purchase to1/10th ...
Now I can afford things I can’t afford and I buy them and think about how I shouldn’t have. If that made sense to you, Then you must be as broken as I am. I feel poor. Especially lately. Inflation, losses in my portfolio in the past 2 years, and some major house expenses ha...
I remember my scorn about twenty years ago for my friend W, who was my most earnings-focused mate, when he told me that “I couldn’t live on a salary less than £100k”. At that point I earnt less than half that and very much saw £100k as a ceiling, not a floor. ...
Ultimately, they can range from as little as zero months to as much as 12 months, depending on the scenario. As a rule of thumb, more risk requires more reserves. Additionally, reserves may be used as a compensating factor, and can boost your chances of getting your loan approved. ...
To Heather’s point about paying the taxes upfront instead of when you withdraw it I really think it depends on how much the person is earning now versus how much they plan to earn/withdraw during retirement. If they are earning a high salary now and plan to withdraw small amounts during...
The company is saying I don’t have much time, as Trump’s administration will likely be rolling out a new program in January 2019. They say this is my one shot and opportunity to get into the forgiveness program without a hitch, and that I can’t afford to mess it up. Reply Tim ...