@Tryingtofindabalance It's a tricky question because the more you have the more options open to you and more you want. Well, at least I know I would. I wish I could work from home or any place in the world I'd choose and I'd earn enough to cover my "base", in other words the place I would own and had to pay taxes, insurance etc. for and to cover the travel expenses and the rent in the place I would choose to work from. 😇

@CrazyMusicLover about eight years ago, my boss at the time wanted to promote me. She said that she would want me to sit in and talk about it. I thought about it, and when I sat with her the first thing that I said to her was that the pay is not worth the work...and I'm not interested (considering I can make better money at my current spot). I even brought up to her, why are bonuses capped? When you can outperform the expectation.
She agreed with me and said that she was going to look into that.
She was disappointented but understood why I didn't want the promotion.

@Tryingtofindabalance As for the number, that depends on if I would be self-employed or by some miracle on a full-time contract. Because as a self-employed person, I would have to pay taxes according to my income from the previous quarter of the year so it's hard to give a specific number.

@Thevy29 oh it's a diff dollar. Still higher than here. Nice

@MarineBob dudes that work in the trades are hella generous. This plumber dude gave me $25 last year to help him move some stuff, it took like 10 minutes

@Rolexeo yeah, it kinda depends where you live but trades is always good money

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout that's minimum wage 😂😂😂😂

@Tryingtofindabalance i love at about 1000 a month

@Tracos how do you afford anything at $1000 a month?

@Tryingtofindabalance modesty I guess... And I must admit I paid off my mortgage

@therighttothink50 what do you personally think a good wage is regardless of place you live or what you do…. All things equal

@Dan193 as a higher wage earner… you’d be surprised how much your paying out in takes… to take home 100,000 you probably need to make close to 150-175k a year

@Tryingtofindabalance Idk man 100k would be enough for me to live life the way I want to, but when there is talk about making 175k a year, I'd try to write off as much as I can. That's a lot of money to just let to go away.

@Tryingtofindabalance At $175k you might not clear $100k if you’re single. If you’re married, you would.

@Dan193 basic necessity bills within reason would be perhaps another quarter

@Tryingtofindabalance I'm not planning on buying an island...just to own maybe five acres along a shore line.

@Ferric67 thats a good equation to guide yourself by, tjanks.

@Rolexeo for a month maybe

@Penny what do you want to make to live the life you want to live?

@Tryingtofindabalance well, id hope my kids owuld make at least 50k thatsabout what you really need ot live somewhat comfortably. as far as what i want to make, i am happy enough with my life. i dont need a lot of money to be happy. as long as i have a decent roof over my head, a car and food and some spending money i am happy. but i am old and well travelled. if i was young id try to make more so i could travel.

@geoam1 all things equal… regardless of what your doing…. What is a good wage to live off of

@geoam1 thank you. I’m just curious on what people feel. Had a recent conversation about this with some friends and just thought it was crazy the amount of money they think they need

@Bang5luts so how much do you need to make to live the life you want to live?

@Tryingtofindabalance I'm content with what I have tbh. Other people need the money more than I. I have home, suv, clothes, food, 1/4 tank of gas. Other people need a home, a vehicle, food, clothes etc

@FeetAreFantastic what do u think would be a good salary for that

@Dan193 I have no idea. I'm not American. I don't know really the cost of living here. I don't know what a president really needs either and what that all costs.

@FeetAreFantastic oh ok thats fair