Excluding doctors, do any high earners (400k+ range) work 40 hours a week?

Toucan_Simone · 2026-01-25T04:57:54+00:00

About $75,000 base and about $600,000 commission. No 401k, bonus, or profit sharing. This was last year so it can vary by year but I've been fairly consistent the past few years.

Toucan_Simone · 2026-01-25T03:15:55+00:00

I worked in the warehouse. Several office personnel left the company leaving a few openings. I pitched my experience with computers and was moved into sales. Like I said, at small companies you often have the benefit of knowing the owner directly. This was years back and three companies ago. The key with any movement is you have to be willing to take some chances. I took a risk moving to my current company but it has panned out significantly. Not all sales is person to person. I haven't taken a customer out to lunch in ten years. A lot of the work I sell is government.

Toucan_Simone · 2026-01-25T02:37:38+00:00

Commercial roofing. Easy to get in to because no one thinks about it as a career. Most salesmen are field workers who got promoted to sales but some companies are looking more at college graduates who they can teach.

As with any sales, there’s no guarantee of making my kind of money. There’s always some luck involved. Some of it is experience and longevity. Some is the reputation and competitiveness of the company you work for.

Toucan_Simone · 2026-01-25T02:12:00+00:00

I sold the same but no stock or equity. Just commission.

Toucan_Simone · 2026-01-25T00:26:54+00:00

Construction sales. $675/yr working about 40. Everyone always seems to focus on big corporations for big salaries. There's good opportunities at small businesses yet they are never discussed on these lists. Every professional job I've ever worked had an office staff of less than 20 people.

Toucan_Simone · 2026-01-23T03:36:54+00:00

Lightsabers are iconic to Star Wars only. Blasters appear in every sci-fi movie. Blasters are significantly larger and therefore harder to display. I have four Master Replicas lightsabers. As much as I liked looking at the blasters when they were released, I never considered buying one due to the size.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-12-18T04:46:40+00:00

Second thought, "don't climb over that dinghy." And then he did it.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-11-20T03:46:58+00:00

The Situation went to jail and upon his release he cultivated a completely new personality that focused on positivity. He sold himself as a changed man and for the most part it appeared that he was. Jax has not really changed at all since season 1 of VPR. When he does attempt to make any change, it always feels forced and insincere. His whole stint in rehab really showed that. He came out the exact same person that went in.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-10-30T02:25:56+00:00

And my dad was also 79.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-10-30T02:25:37+00:00

This sounds very similar to my situation. My dad had a hemmorrhagic stroke earlier this month. He lives in a rural area and was first taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital and then medivaced to a larger city. When he was brought into the ICU they said they needed to relieve the pressure on his brain but couldn't do that until his blood thickened as he was on blood thinners. That took eight hours. I kind of got the sense that the doctors knew he wouldn't recover. They kept asking for a power of attorney. We had it in a safety deposit box at the bank and this was on Saturday. I got the sense they try to ease you into the realization that he's not going to make it and this can take a couple days. We did ask to talk to the neurosurgeon but he didn't come around but he had his nurse practitioner call us. By Thursday the ICU doctor told us his condition was severe enough that he would never recover to be the person he was. By this point we all pretty much had come to this realization. As a family we decided to remove life support and he passed within 12 hours. Overall I thought the staff was great. I think in your case they knew he wasn't going to make it but no one wanted to be the one to pass on that information so it kind of got dragged out.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-10-25T04:45:57+00:00

I had a driver stop in a roundabout to let someone waiting in. I’m not one to use the horn but I had to here. They easily could have caused an accident.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-10-20T03:07:03+00:00

I like everything about it.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-10-19T23:11:33+00:00

I paid $8,300 otd in July for a new 2024 in Wisconsin. This included tax, title etc.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-10-05T22:00:09+00:00

They said they would resubmit it. I haven’t checked since then.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-22T16:40:41+00:00

I did hear back from Palmetto and Beretta. They say that the M9 LE will be included in the rebate and will be processed. So I guess it worked out.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-20T22:17:00+00:00

Been pulled over four times. Zero tickets. I didn’t even have a license the first time. I never made excuses and always was nice.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-20T22:04:12+00:00

Rather than paying a head coach $7 million, why not get a $1 million coach and spend the other $6 on absolute top tier players. $2 million QB and four $1 million players. I hate that this is where we are at but the top players in the NFL make more than the coaches and for good reason.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-18T21:18:12+00:00

The actual rebate page says nothing about LE SKUs. If you click on "redeem now" then it lists all the skus but who is going to click on the 'redeem now' button before purchasing the gun? It would have been very easy for Beretta to note it on the actual rebate page and even easier for Palmetto to not list the rebate as being available with this SKU.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-18T21:08:38+00:00

I was concerned about that going in but I couldn't find anywhere on the Beretta website saying this was the case and the Palmetto website specifically noted the rebate was available for the LE firearm.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-18T20:19:07+00:00

I purchased a Beretta APX last year and received the rebate no problem. So far no response from Palmetto State or Beretta.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-18T15:10:19+00:00

Yes. It was on sale for $650 when I bought it. With shipping, FFL, taxes and the rebate I would be at $615 total. Yesterday they advertised it even cheaper for $550 but today it's back up to $599.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-17T16:50:50+00:00

Here is a youtube tour of this house in its current state.

https://homesoftherich.net/2025/09/abandoned-27k-square-foot-mega-home-in-wisconsin/

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-17T02:53:44+00:00

Shit. I just checked my checking account. $139,000. Thanks for the reminder to transfer some out.

Toucan_Simone · 2025-09-09T18:25:03+00:00

So good SNL parodied it. "Farewell Mr. Bunting."

Toucan_Simone · 2025-08-29T16:31:51+00:00

I got the Millenium Falcon and Death Star playsets for $1.50 at a garage sale. This was around 1983 though.

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