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| quote: | Originally posted by Trancealot
This 50,60,70k/year after school sounds nice but here is a reality check.
-Taxes
-Health-care
-401k(if you want)
-transportation(car or rial)and if a car you will need to finance or lease,car insurance, gas, maintanance
-the biggest one:where you will live:Home with your parents for a few years or go on your own??
so basically take your paycheck and take away 75% of it.
Oh yeah I forgot to factor in going out with friends.
My advice..Get your BS then your Master's ASAP. You will have saved alot of stress unlike me.
And good luck. Choose a state school and save some $$
PS. wonder what the Stock Market will look like the morning after the prk bill was finally passed |
Yeah because 75% is taxed . I live in California where we have relatively low taxes, higher wages than the average job on the east coast, but otherwise similar cost of living.
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Effort is one thing, but some people just aren't academically smart.
My old man failed his final year at one of the most "exclusive" private schools in this country. At their last reunion of 200 odd people, he was amongst the top ten most successful.
The nine or so others around him were also awful at school, and several of them also failed. The most successful now owns his own clothing label and 100 stores nationwide, amongst other pursuits.
I also know another young guy personally who failed his final year in 2002. He borrowed $5000 from his parents and started buying some obscure part that motor scooters need to operate. By 2005 he owned two factories in China and was a multi-millionaire.
Education will get you a long way, but real intelligence and pizzaz will get you far further. |
I have always said that university education is not for everyone. There are somethings just left to people that do it well, and going to school is one of them. If you struggle too much you will hate it and quit or fail. Might as well not waste your time and money at it.
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
He factored in $40,000 a year for living, which is more than enough to cover all that. |
I was making 40k/year last year and it was overall quite fine for me. I had a few things I was taking care of (tickets and shit) but I was by no means living in some shithole with no money.
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Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence. |
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