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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Like $21K! I was working two jobs and barely getting by!

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A little less than $37k, but I also left that job to go to grad school 🤪

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Im 26 and im making 30k.. imagine how i feel 🙃

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25K. Please breathe and don’t compare yourself to what you see on social media. You still have so much ahead of you

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Ha! $25k

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I worked at Walmart in produce. $9.50 an hour 🤡

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Like $18-20k.

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At 23 I was making $16 dollars an hour part time in school lol

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28,000

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Daddy gives me 1mil a year

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27 lol

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I was a server 😂 $5.15 an hour and In school lol

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I was a student making $0 - be smart and stay hungry. You’ll do fine

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26k

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And I thought I felt I was behind. At 23 I was making zero and was a student. Some education is useless.

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30k 🥲

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I was at around -20k per year when I was 23. I’m at +$400k now and 31. My philosophy is you should not think about making money in your 20s, but about learning, building meaningful friendships and exploring/chasing new experiences.

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Ok seriously?!? I’m 39 and I’m just trying to find something for $50 to $62k. I still haven’t seen that kind of compensation.

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I was at 70k at 23, got 145k at 25 as an SA, likely to earn 190k next year as a C at 26.

No worries. You have time.

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28 k my dude

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