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Old 03-23-2007 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mike734
Don't you work for FedEX or UPS? And what city do you live in?
No. I don't currently work for any airline; I'm an AD Major in the USAF. A quick check of the military pay scale will show you that without the bonus, I make about 90k a year. With the bonus you can get up to 115k per year but I'm not currently under a bonus. I live in Phoenix and housing here is certainly not cheap. Houses in my neighborhood go for around $200 sq/ft. (I'm sure some of you live in more ludicrously priced areas, I only mention this to show that I don't live in a trailer park in the cheapest part of the country).

Originally Posted by mike734
Also, no one is saying you can't get by on less than 150k. I'm saying, IMO, less than 200k Blows.
Uhhh...actually that's exactly what Skyhigh said:

" In an urban setting it takes at least 150K to fully fund a middle class lifestyle for a family of four." --Skyhigh

Originally Posted by mike734
I'm saying, IMO, less than 200k Blows.
And I wasn't aware that my sub 200k existence "blew".

You guys need to re-orient: Family of 6, one in college, never made more than $115,000 in a year and I currently more than get by fine on $6500 a month. I have no idea why you think anything less than $16,000 a month ($200k a year) blows. I admire your high standards, but realistically, you don't have a lot of people to complain to, since that would put you in the top part of the 99th percentile of incomes in the US.

Last edited by 1Seat 1Engine; 03-23-2007 at 11:19 AM. Reason: insert Skyhigh's ludicrous quote
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