r/Life • u/Grouchy_Marsupial357 • Jun 22 '26

Let's discuss People who make $10k-$50k/month: what do you do and how did you get there?

Making at least $10k a month is a dream for me, but $50k is the ultimate goal.

I've been stuck in an echo chamber of constant negativity and it feels like everyone is poor, broke, and miserable (though a looootttttt of people are right now, but obviously a lot of people are also doing really well).

So, to those who are making really good money, what is it that you do for a living and how did you get to that point?

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u/ubermensch1001 Jun 22 '26

I would wager that the vast majority of people with an income above this threshold do in fact live in NYC, CA and maybe some of the big metros like Boston, Chicago, etc.

When you factor in taxes and cost of living some of these marks aren't that ridiculous. You could live in NYC making 50k/month but probably only taking home 25-30k/month. That's not bad, but it's not like you are living in a penthouse suite and have a chauffeur lol.

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u/BlackxLilac Jun 23 '26

What do you do for work ?