Side hustle working on IB or PE?
I work 60+ hours and on the higher end of bonus, but I'm extremely poor compared to my coworkers. What do other high finance poor bros like me do to earn that extra sauce?

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Marry a rich girl.
They won’t care you’re dirt poor, but the family want the IB status & connections.

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0dte Options trading SPX will be your ticket to retirement. Go.

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Lmaooooo

Start investing. You know valuation, how to read a 10k, understand market dynamics, form theses etc

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What are IB and PE????

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Side hustle + work .. gives you tax breaks .. but the key is to enjoy every single moment of life. That's the real key. Sounds trite, but it's true.

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You can also make little investments and get profit while trying to make a better living and with time. You’ll definitely earn more from it.

Are you comparing yourself to SVPs and MDs?

If so then you’re being silly.

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I'm poor even compared to interns and analysts at my firm

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First of all, wealth doesn‘t come from the money you earn, but the money you don‘t spend.

It saving more isn‘t enough to close the gap, you probably chose the wrong parents. A mistake many people have made which, unfortunately, is particularly difficult to correct.

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