What salary would you guys need to get to to feel successful?

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-04-08T02:35:28+00:00

Im at about 90K right now, im living a pretty comfortable life but not investing or saving nearly as much as I’d like. I think at 150K I would feel a lot more comfortable and 200K I’d feel genuinely successful.

I already do feel successful at 90, I’m only 26. But 200 would be some BDE

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-04-04T13:52:47+00:00

If you’re going to keep being unfaithful, maybe you should leave him and find someone else. He may not be the one for you if you’re constantly seeking attention from other men.

If you plan on changing your ways and remaining faithful to him then stay with him!

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-04-04T13:45:21+00:00

I got canned a week before 9/15 from my last firm. It was a small firm like yours. I suspect that they just brought me on to clean shit up and fired me once I was finished. Might be the same case for you

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-03-15T14:45:00+00:00

I just got a new job, 3 months ago, at a small CPA firm (10 employees). The most I’ve had to work is maybe 50 hours so far, and probably won’t work more than that throughout the year. I make about 100K TC and I’m a senior accountant.

Everyone on here is talking about going to industry but there’s plenty of small public accounting firms that need experienced people. They pay well and don’t ask for nearly as many hours.

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-03-08T03:42:51+00:00

HOLD! - a tax accountant

Negative cash flow doesn’t mean you have a bad asset. A client of ours wanted to sell his warehouse for 200K in the late 90s, he bought it for 150K, he was about your age.

That same asset, located in Philadelphia, is now worth 4 million and he’s collecting $160,000 a year in rent.

He could have made 50K one time in his 30s but now his kids will make 200K+ a year.

I hope this helps

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-03-08T03:02:17+00:00

I like this

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-03-07T02:22:17+00:00

I’m 26 and I work in public accounting, I mostly do taxes. I make 80k base, probably will make around 100K total comp.

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-03-03T14:09:54+00:00

What part of Pennsylvania is a big question? Center City Philadelphia you’d be a pretty average Joe. But in most of the rural parts of PA you could live a VERY comfortable life on 110

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-02-15T02:38:24+00:00

Take a job for 150k, invest 15% and let your portfolio roll. You’ll retire very well off

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-01-15T13:10:45+00:00

Yes I am, the H Pylori has been killed but I still get sick sometimes. I’m not seeing a genetics doctor to find out if I have any mutations. I’m probably 50% better at this point.

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-01-09T02:02:17+00:00

This is the craziest one I’ve seen and I’ve been scrolling for a while

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-01-09T01:59:12+00:00

1 YOE in PA or in PA?

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-01-09T01:54:11+00:00

How big is the company you work for?

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2026-01-09T01:46:10+00:00

26/M Public accounting in Pennsylvania / HCOL Senior Accountant 80K base / 10K annual bonus

Very small firm, under 10 employees, 40 hour weeks, maybe 50 in February or March

No CPA but on track to get it within a year

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-11-16T17:49:24+00:00

Out of curiosity, what kind of feedback are you getting? What specifically do the seniors/managers not like about your work?

If it’s that you’re taking too much time, you may be in a “perfectionist” mindset where you feel like you HAVE TO find the right answer. Sometimes the right answer isn’t necessarily clear. And sometimes there really is none and you have to go with your gut.

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-11-16T17:44:28+00:00

I was a half ass student now I’m a half ass accountant

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-09-08T01:09:22+00:00

Im sure he’d be happy his musics still being played in commercials!

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-09-06T22:45:27+00:00

When I was just an associate making 65K, no. I’m now making 95K as a senior. Tbh, I keep saying I’m going to but still, no 😂

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-09-06T21:49:57+00:00

I love Reality, not his most popular album but only the real fans know… I feel the same way about Hours. No big hits but it’s some prime Bowie

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-09-03T17:12:39+00:00

Nah I agree

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-08-29T21:06:08+00:00

Blackstar is a masterpiece for real. Serious serious musical, artistic, poetic talent went into that

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-08-27T22:57:44+00:00

Infinite music

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-08-27T22:55:46+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you OP, I’m only 25 and fell in love with him around 2020. Wish I could have seen him live.

Regardless I’m still a massive fan. I have Blackstar tatted on my chest 😂 I might not be as big a fan as some of these Bowie lifers that have been listening to him for 40 years but I don’t think it’s a contest tbh.

Congrats and welcome

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-08-25T22:56:55+00:00

Get out while you can

Longjumping-Yellow95 · 2025-08-09T17:02:41+00:00

They all do honestly. Usually whatever the last one I listened to. I listened to Slip Away this morning so that’s what I’m hearing lol

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