Guys,

60K per year is nothing. The average median house price is 380K in SEA right now. I don't know what it is in SLC but it can't be to far behind. Most of you are thinking in terms of your needs today. By the time you make it to that 63K you will probably have a wife and a few kids in tow. That 63K will disappear like water. 63K is a good chunk if change but it is nothing compared to the investment of 5 years in college and 150K in cash and a few years of earning poverty wages it takes to get there. At 63K/year if you do the math it would take the rest of your career to break even. Sure you could make your wife work or you could ask your parents for help, but most of us spend the time in college and extra investment so we could enjoy a better life than others. In today's world it takes at least 100K to fully power a middle class family of four. Busting your can for 5 years in college then another 5 years building time so you can get to Skywest and another 5 years till you upgrade only then to make less than a 20 year old new hire firefighter is pretty disappointing. It might be hard to see now but in 15 years you will be screaming mad.

SkyHigh