Originally Posted by
Cujo665
When the kids hit university age, it’s the difference between them having no debt, or student loans to pay off. Your example of $170k vs $220k is $50k a year over a decade or more before college. An extra 3-4% direct contribution is over a million over an entire career.
Yes, they are perfectly good jobs, but if you’re only a few years in and a legacy calls, you go. Exception being if you’re older or live in Base. Once you upgrade at your LCC it’s too late to jump and then play catch up unless you’re very young.
It’s easy to see, just run a spreadsheet with the current rates and compare each airline.
My friends are making more money at jet blu now since they got there 2 + years now. They will always make more money than me, my one friend already funded 100k in his IRA 401k and I am still waiting for my flow at a wo and to make over 100k.
My friends wil all be CA at jblu while I'm still an FO at AA.
I made a mistake waiting for the flow.
I will not earn as much as my friends over the rest of my career.
Also you need to adjust your spread sheet for earnings invested or debt alleviated in the years your at the LCC vs years at the regional until you go to a legacy.