At what salary did you fell like you actually made it? Currently sitting at $110k and still feel broke.

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If you measure your success by a number you will always feel like a loser.

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Then pay your bills and STFU. don’t use it as a metric to evaluate your success.

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You've got bad spending habits

That makes more sense. I feel like your salary already reflects success, your expenses will always make it seem otherwise.

Funnily enough I felt richer when I was making a third of I do now, back then, I could (nearly) max out 401k, no debt, and had enough disposable income to go on trips.

Lifestyle creeps sigh. Need to get my life straightened up.

Yeah, I feel this completely.

You should honestly be chilling if you're making that money in most parts of the country. Where are you located?

Wrong question bud! Everyday you need to plant seeds driven by passion and not by “how much will this make me.” There’s a hygiene factor, but if are watching Netflix and not investing your time on finding quality relationships it’s really on you. Working for someone else will never make you wealthy. Best advise is to find a partner that will encourage you and make better decisions. This will be the best financial advise and perhaps make you a good family man which is worth more than all the money in the world. Make your time count!

Making 250k and still feel broke. Truly about what you feel makes you successful, but that shouldnt be a number in my opinion.

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