What was the salary you made when you felt like you were in a comfortable spot.. bills paid, savings, and good amount of spending money

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Honestly my starting salary, 80k. I'm young, single, locl city, no debt. I have more than enough flexibility to do what I want and max out retirement accounts

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$140k, digging myself out of student loan debt...

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same here, that was my magical number

85k tbh - then again I’m single, paid my debts off, etc and live in a higher end suburb. But it was the point I wasn’t stressing about money. Obviously would always like more but didn’t feel the weight of not making it, if that makes sense. As consultants we expect to be making 200k my the time we’re 40 but in reality many people do well without even close to that mark. Ego and greed is tough. I’m now making 122.5 and I can safely say it hasn’t made my life significantly better.

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Yeah same - I started out making $75k (Boston) and it’s felt like plenty to spend, save, and be happy

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100K. Milestone, psychological goal. Enough to save, eat out, have a little play money

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Anything under 200k is abject poverty.

JK... it was when I hit $80k. I could pay NYC rent, aggressively pay student loans, afford healthcare, go out every week, travel a few times a year, and save.

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60k€ starting salary - very comfortable when you don't have the crazy money holes like here in the US

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80k as well

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70. Live in a low CoL city but had massive student loans. 70 was when I could afford to buy new towels and eat out occasionally.

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100k

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85k was when I no longer worried about monthly expenses realistically. I had enough to cover my expenses and slowly accumulate fun stuff like a Tumi , LV wallet, AirPods, etc

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$82K

87k

I always maxed out retirement/401k/stock.

90k was when I no longer was worried about making ends meet.

100k is when I stopped looking at my paycheck and bank balance prior to making larger financial decisions.

Obviously I’m single.

$100k although when I hit $150k and could pay cash for kid’s college plus maintain the vacations, savings, etc., that made me even happier. :)

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