I feel behind in life I’m 23 making 65k I’m tired. How much did you make when you were 23?

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OP: i feel behind in life since I make 65K. how much did you make?

Person: I made 50K

OP: oh great, so I'm at least in front of you. Self-esteem repaired.

Bruh, you feel behind? With this post, all you're doing is looking for someone else to stand in front of. Find some worth within yourself. Only compete with your future self and your needs. Make money to fund the lifestyle you want, not to compare to others

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This post is gold!!!

I was making around 20 at that age. Unbelievable

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Like $10/hr... LOL

Change your mindset, OP.

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Same. $10.90 p/h.

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I was making…. $65k

At 23, I was still in school and making $0. Don't compare yourself to others my freind. We all have different journeys ☺️

I was laid off making $0.

Seems about right. My daughter is 23 and she’s living on about $2500 a month in a low cost college town. She’s extremely smart, wrapping up college, and working in a professional position. Don’t compare yourself to this bowl.

I am also 23. When I turned 23 in may my salary was 61k, was promoted twice this year now I’m at 75k.. but I feel you. I feel behind everyone else. I see people posting all over TikTok “day in the life of a 20 some year old working in tech making 200k” … when in reality, most 23 year olds are barely graduating and have a negative net worth.

Like $5

A lot less than that…. Lol Maybe 20-25k? Lol

Literally like 25k so feel happy that you’ve got good pay

$0.00. Poor law student living on student loans. You're young. Don't stress about it - just keep grinding.

37K in 2013

I was just at 68k at 22, now 130k at 23. You'll be fine! Never know when an opportunity will pop up, just be prepared to take it.

At 23 I make like 15 an hour. Still in school.

$10/hr as a research assistant working in a literal closet

7 years ago when I was 23 I was making like less than $30k dude. With a kid to support...

24k and this was in 2005.

100k

2012 - 19k. I was a TA, so was using the money to live with roommates, pay for groceries and phone, and anything I needed in a foreign country,, and save to pay some of my student loans. Don't miss those days.

Lol I'm almost 30 and have never broken 50k. I've come to terms that I just might never own a house.

I’m 30, just moved from Asia to Canada with my life savings which is USD 12k.

Annual salary in in Asia, was approx USD 5k after working for 8 years!
Annual salary in Canada CAD 75k.

Im tired too, but you gotta hustle to make it in life and you’ve got plenty of time. If you don’t like how much you’re making, and want more, figure out what skills you need to learn to advance up. Stay positive.

36k.

I didnt make 70k until I was 25. Now Im 30 making 110k.

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