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 23 just over 20 yrs ago, for context. I made 20k. You’ll be fine.

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Made 60k at 23. Making double now at 27. It gets better

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At 23 I was making $30K. At 31 I was making 70k. At 32 I am making 130k.

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I was making $30k when I was 23. 😅

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23 now and 84k BUT I just got this job and before this the most I made was 50k a year. Honestly 65k a year at 23 is incredible and I wouldn’t compare yourself to others. Also TikTok is bullshit and everyone either lies or even if they are being honest about having a high income it doesn’t mean they are happy. People only put out the best part of their lives on social media so often times it’s easy to think everyone is so ahead and better off than you, but I promise that’s not actually the case. You are doing well! Keep working hard and focusing on your own goals.

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At 23, I started at 73k in VHCOLA. Now I’m 24 making 81k in the same area. You are fine!!!

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15/hr. Was still in college.

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At 23 I was making $60K. At 25 I was making $80K. I’m currently 27 making $110K + investment property income. Be open to opportunities , and work smarter not harder. You’re in a good spot!

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Moved to America when I was 25(2010) started in tech support making $10/hr. 2015 -90k, 2018 130k. You’re not behind

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-25k? Was in school at 23 still. At 125k now at 26

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$0. I was in law school.

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You’re young and in a rush, it doesn’t matter how much you make now, enjoy the journey and everything will fit in place.

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When I was 23 I was making like $40k

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Brag post 😳🤨🥹

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$10/hr

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Girl. I’m 23 and barely make 30k. I promise you are not behind on life.

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In AdOps at 23 I was making $40k in NYC lol

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At 23 I was making $38K. Making $65K would have been nice. I lived in an area where taxes were high and high cost of living so I barely was able to afford living on my own and having a car.

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Well, I was a year out of college making $29k

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When I was 23 I was earning 23k in Australia.

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