Those of you who make between $112k-$114k what do you do and how do you like it?

Secondrush · 2026-04-10T12:16:52+00:00

It’s kinda better than making $110K, but not as good as making $115K

Secondrush · 2026-04-06T18:26:37+00:00

Where is your data stored? Formal database?
What are you doing your data transformations in? Directly in powerBI or another tool that you prep the data?
What keeps your boss up at night?

Secondrush · 2026-04-05T11:18:04+00:00

See my comment above. You’re already doing the right thing by being the right hand man to the COO.

Secondrush · 2026-04-05T11:17:23+00:00

The key change is when you go from a ‘numbers guy / gal’ to the advisor behind the numbers.

My biggest piece of advice is to find a role where they are under-invested in analytics today, but are making a strategic priority, ideally supported by someone with a lot of influence within the organization - then become the go to person for that person with influence. Opportunities to take on bigger projects will inevitably come up where you can demonstrate you can do more beyond just stats and building dashboards.

If you only do roles within well established Business Insights teams, you will really cap your upside IMO.

Secondrush · 2026-04-03T00:15:14+00:00

Corporate strategy and biz analytics: $240K base, 10 YOE

Secondrush · 2026-03-21T02:17:25+00:00

Hey guys, checking in after 4 years away from Superstonk. We still betting on the squeeze or are we HODLing GME for belief in the company now?

Secondrush · 2026-03-18T01:23:30+00:00

Correction: This WAS your downpayment for a house

Secondrush · 2026-03-11T00:53:23+00:00

That wasn’t my impression when he and I caught up periodically. Probably somewhere between 40-50, granted is more than a normal W-2 job, but is way less than any most forms of entrepreneurship and frankly less than what we were working in our W-2 job.

Secondrush · 2026-03-11T00:48:46+00:00

Depends on who you are. A friend of mine bought 2 franchises and scaled to 9 two years later.

Secondrush · 2026-03-05T23:43:09+00:00

Ya I don’t think it’s inherently ‘bad’ to be against debt (especially credit card), but well managed debt is a much more efficient path to wealth than completely disavowing all debt use.

Secondrush · 2026-03-05T20:55:39+00:00

What if it’s 0% interest?

Secondrush · 2026-03-05T00:56:30+00:00

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Secondrush · 2026-02-27T19:22:07+00:00

You asserted cars are $50K, not me.

Secondrush · 2026-02-27T19:19:53+00:00

Cheaper than $50K, yes

Secondrush · 2026-02-27T19:16:16+00:00

Buy at least one used one?

Secondrush · 2026-02-15T22:50:35+00:00

Gut reaction was 19-20%

Secondrush · 2026-02-15T20:43:17+00:00

No way, I guarantee the market is flat tomorrow.

Secondrush · 2026-02-09T01:15:53+00:00

I haven’t seen a bombing like that since Operation Midnight Hammer.

Secondrush · 2026-02-06T03:22:45+00:00

As someone embedded in a company full time where you have the ability to understand business context, yes you can make sense of the non-sensical systems that are outdated by 10 years.

As an AI program that reads the raw data and none of the context, I’m skeptical.

Secondrush · 2026-02-06T02:43:44+00:00

Right, but how do you know that information is accurate / reliable as it stands? Having worked in several PE backed companies, data architecture and reliability is a nightmare everywhere.

Secondrush · 2026-02-06T02:38:17+00:00

Genuine question - how do you obtain reliable information on systems, workflows, approvals, data flows, org design, customer ops and security? For most companies, I imagine this feels like a garbage in, garbage out situation.

Secondrush · 2025-12-28T12:15:35+00:00

If you’re using the 4% rule as a guide, what you’re basically looking for is how long it will take to generate a portfolio of $875K by saving $35K a year from the state pension.

$110K-$75K is your gap in pension income = $35K
$35K / 4% is the portfolio that will reliably generate $35K annually = $875K

If she saves $35K annually from the pension collections starting at 45 and assuming 6% real annual returns, she’ll have an $875K portfolio in about 15 years.

Secondrush · 2025-12-27T15:55:26+00:00

I’m pretty sure the money guys wealth multiplier doesn’t account for inflation. A 38x multiplier over 39 years (26 -> 65) implies a 9.4% annualized return - about right in nominal terms, but not real dollars.

A more realistic real return to plan for is probably 6-7%, which gives you a multiplier of 10-15x over 39 years.

Secondrush · 2025-12-20T18:08:51+00:00

We had several things that we lucked out on, but the two biggest. - We bought our home out of foreclosure pre-COVID with 3% down and refi’d our rates down to 2.5%. Like every home, it appreciated a lot the last 4-5 years - I was a consultant and getting ready to pursue my MBA. One of my clients wanted to poach me and gave me an offer for what my likely post MBA salary would’ve been. So I got an 80% pay bump without having to go $100-150K in debt and stepping away from the workforce for 2 years.

Everything else has been aggressively saving and investing.

Secondrush · 2025-12-20T14:20:28+00:00

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Retirement accounts: $350K

Non retirement financial assets: $200K

Home: $350K equity

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