35 years old, cdl garbage truck driver, avg 55-65 hours per week.

To be fair, I fly more than average. I got hired at my current company around 40 years old (flew for the military beforehand)…we have some who got hired in their early 20s.

This past year I (finally) graduated medical school and started working as a resident doctor. Salary is $60,700. After taxes, I make about $1941 biweekly. My hours range from 40-80+ hours/week.

On the side, I run a YouTube channel. Since July, it’s consistently brought in about 50% of what I make as a resident. For the months of November and December, YouTube actually out-earned my salary primarily due to doing some extra sponsorships. I put in maybe 4-5 hours per week towards YouTube.

Take-home lesson: find a side hustle. Also, resident pay is a joke.

I work at a dairy company in Texas , as a warehouse worker. No defendants just me and my girlfriend. With the cost of living I need overtime to afford day to day life. This is my best check ever because I took advantage of the holiday rush. Checks are usually about 1500. No car I Uber and bus around

Hated my life during the pandemic so I got a CDL lol. I had to do something. I enjoy the route work. This is not a career. But I'm glad to have been doing it 2.5 years.

Working more or less 10 shifts a month that are 12 hours long. Used to make 450k when i was working a much busier place and working more hours. But that work environment was brutal and felt unsafe.

night shift RN with just an associates. The talk of no taxes on OT with the new administration coming in would be sweet.

My resume looks like chaos but it has worked out for me so far!

Will likely owe the Feds $25k-$30k but should get back ~$15k-$20k from New York State.

Paid lower than most in my position given how the bonus was distributed.

Playing the over 50 401k catch up .. currently only 390,000 in it. Took out a 50,000 loan against my 401k in 2021 (owe 10,800).. 2024 is about 10% off my 10 year average but my 70 hour work weeks are no more

Made $27 an hour, but Got a raise in September making $36. Next year should be making $70k.

I’ve been at this job for 2.5 years and I absolutely love it. I want to eventually become a sys admin by hopefully some time next year.

Can only go up from here

Worked 1500hrs this year 3 12s with opportunities to go home early or start the shift late Benefitted/403b 3k mortgage (got the home in 2017)

My family immigrated to the US a little over a decade ago, my Mother earns a bit above minimum wage and my dad's ill, stubborn, and working gig jobs. They're both nearing retirement yet can't catch a break yet due to us starting over in the US as refugees.
My siblings and I are all American and have graduated college (All except my little sibling, a 5th-year senior who has no clue what she wants to do yet) My older sister went to a prestigious school on a full-ride scholarship, yet had no ambition for a career until she dipped out of the country. she earns very little and is struggling to afford herself while trying to get through grad school. she's a full-blown narcissist with anti-social personality disorder & doesn't do much to help.

My family nearly disowned me for pursuing a creative career. I took out an insane amount of loans to go to college & lucked out in finding a creative passion I was able to monetize via big tech, and I am now a freelancer in a major city. In a "good" year, I can reach upwards of 150+k Though it sounds like a lot, it's just enough for me to live a decent life in my city. I help out when I can by paying bills, for the house, the phone, vacations, and Emergencies.

I'm home for the Holidays, turns out my family's finances were much worse than I thought and I'm absolutely overwhelmed and don't know what more I can do, without compromising my sanity. I'm doing a lot better than most of my peers yet feel like I'm constantly fighting to keep my head above water while trying to catch up on financial literacy, and how to invest, running a business, all while parenting my sibling & parents. Being able to help out is a privilege but I feel like I'm burning out, If it wasn't for my antidepressants I'd be losing it. Any advice?

Licensed electrician with about 2.5 years of experience. Comparing myself to some of these other posts it seems like I’m behind!!

Started this job back in March. First time breaking $200k, ended the year around $320k with January and February earnings.

Stands on soapbox

I see people get upset at the higher salaries that are posted here.

In my experience, just knowing what is possible can help light the fire you need.

I live in a relatively low cost of living area and thought software engineers maxed out around 130-140k. That’s what the old heads at work told me.

I accepted this as fact. I hit $130k about 4 years in and thought “well this is it.”

Then I downloaded the fishbowl app (and later blind), and saw software engineers posting $300k, $500k, even $700k+ TC. I was mind blown. I never knew that type of earning potential existed in my field.

I was determined to reach that level. I interviewed and failed a lot (Meta, Google, Square, Uber, and more). Through lots of studying and quite a bit of luck, I went from $130k -> $170k -> $300k+ since 2020.

Knowing it was possible pushed me to pursue it. I hope it can do the same for you.

*Steps off soap box as they throw tomatoes”

For those who don't know, a credentialed vet tech (depending on state, designated as RVT, LVT, CVT, LVMT) basically functions as the veterinary analog of a RN. Usually we have associate/bachelor degrees in Veterinary Technology and have to sit for a board exam. We're trained in everything from anesthesia, surgical assisting, emergency & critical care, pharmacology, behavior, dentistry, radiology & advanced imaging, phlebotomy, obtaining venous access, dentistry, the list goes on.

I work in a private GP in rural Midwest. I average about 35 hours a week. 6 yrs experience as a RVT, another 5 previous as a vet assistant. I'm also Elite Fear Free Certified, a Certified Pet Nutrition Coach, and Recover CPR Certified. All of these are optional things, but they give me more education & training so I can make my patients more comfortable, perform nutrition consults, and properly respond to a code.

Obviously the salary is painfully low, but wanted to bring some awareness to the issue. The veterinary industry has been imploding for several years and credentialed techs have been leaving the profession in droves. It's obviously an issue with multiple causes, but this is one of the largest reasons why credentialed techs are increasingly hard to find.