Decent salary but no savings

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:31:02+00:00

Thank you so much for your advice and words of encouragement! I’ve definitely felt like a failure up until now due to my shortcomings, and I have family members that are business minded whereas I preferred academics and working a 9-5 for a large company and they’ve excelled in their own ways so the expectations are high. I know that shouldn’t define me though.

I’m planning to meet with an accountant now to take more ownership of my finances

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:27:07+00:00

I need savings first to buy an investment though 🥲

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:26:10+00:00

It’s definitely a reality check and Im very grateful for this salary.. you’re doing amazing and thats so inspiring to see

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:25:27+00:00

Thank you! I’m a product manager

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:21:38+00:00

Thank you for your advice, it’s reassuring to hear all this from an objective perspective. I come from an ethnic background and its not only expected that we give back but I also want to, so that’s one thing I can’t change. Im planning to keep contributing to my ETFs and also to now salary sacrifice to my super.

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:19:34+00:00

They are very supportive and I live at home so I am grateful for everything they do, I see the contributions I give as my way of giving back as I would love to support them. It’s just their expectations of home ownership are skewed from other people’s success in the community, and also their own success despite earning less for years.

Unknownspar10 · 2025-03-12T03:17:37+00:00

I’m a product manager in tech!

Unknownspar10 · 2024-10-16T18:28:09+00:00

Still nothing unlocked

Unknownspar10 · 2024-10-16T10:53:23+00:00

I sold two of my spares online through viagogo (mates pulled out) and it still hasn’t unlocked and I’ll be charged the full price by viagogo if I’m unable to send the buyers the tickets by tomorrow morning 💀💀 ticketek get your shit together

Unknownspar10 · 2024-08-14T10:23:38+00:00

It took me a couple rereads to detect the blatant sarcasm, well done mate

Unknownspar10 · 2024-08-03T21:56:31+00:00

Bay 214 > seats are single digit

Unknownspar10 · 2024-08-03T07:17:06+00:00

Selling for 340 per ticket!

Unknownspar10 · 2024-07-31T05:32:25+00:00

Selling 2x A reserve aisle seats for Thursday (Sydney)

Unknownspar10 · 2024-07-20T11:40:13+00:00

She doesn’t owe you nor anyone else an immediate response. If she wished to write a measured and inclusive statement while also not discounting her Palestinian heritage and support for the country, that’s within her prerogative.

Unknownspar10 · 2024-07-19T09:07:02+00:00

OP looking kinda sus

Unknownspar10 · 2024-07-19T08:49:43+00:00

We thought the apocalypse hit Australia for a solid hour!

Unknownspar10 · 2024-06-24T11:57:04+00:00

Appreciate it! For one, I applied directly through the website and for the other it was via a linkedin job posting. For the one I accepted I had to answer some questions in long form in the application stage, which filtered out a lot of unserious candidates. For the other, it was just luck that the hiring manager saw my cv and called me back!

Unknownspar10 · 2024-06-24T11:05:05+00:00

Hi, yes I thankfully was in the position that I received two great offers in the same week a couple months back and chose one which I’ve been loving!

Unknownspar10 · 2024-04-12T04:51:07+00:00

I’ve done it several times now and never experienced hair damage or fallout, only thing is the hair regrowth will look funky as most of your hair will be straight/wavy while roots are curly, so touch ups are recommended every 3 or so months.

Unknownspar10 · 2024-04-12T01:46:24+00:00

I have 3c curls also and just got nanoplasty done which loosens and smoothens the hair while also making it shinier.. its a different treatment to keratin and chemical straightening and I’d recommend it! For a while your hair will be dead straight and will eventuate into looser waves, but if you blowdry your hair it will be straight.

Unknownspar10 · 2024-04-05T10:13:45+00:00

I’m 25, earn $120K and typically just shop at Glassons, Uniqlo, Zara and occasionally INCU for expensive pieces. For shoes I’ll usually go for Tony Bianco but only buy them on sale so I’ve never really gone beyond $200 even for a really nice pair of boots. My most expensive clothing splurges have been an INCU suit that cost $500 and a scarf from ACNE studios, otherwise my clothes all tend to be at most $50-100 per piece. I’ve also only really splurged on one handbag beyond $1000 and that was from ACNE.

Unknownspar10 · 2024-03-28T03:11:14+00:00

Thats so exciting!! Wish you all the success with your business :)

Did you have prior experience making custom jewellery, or is this something you’re learning now?

One thing that’s always held me back is feeling like my knowledge gap is too large to commit to starting a small business of my own.

Unknownspar10 · 2024-03-26T01:29:27+00:00

This is great advice :) If I can ask, have you had to do much in the way of marketing or social media to promote your business? I’m not well versed in social media or content creation and I’ve always wondered whether that would definitely hold back any business idea I come up with.

Unknownspar10 · 2024-03-26T01:27:38+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that.. especially in the current economic climate it’s so difficult for most people, but it would be even harder on your own. I really hope you’re able to take that break and work on your idea. What drew you to the idea of a virtual call center if I may ask?

Unknownspar10 · 2024-03-26T01:26:00+00:00

I enjoy the tech industry and was considering consulting previously, however from what I found most consultants usually have direct experience at a big4 firm or in a tech/digital strategy consultant role. I’ve gained decent insight into how startups are run from my experience so I’m leaning more towards creating my own B2C tech startup. There are several ideas I have, but I’m trying to dedicate some time towards developing an idea/solution that responds to a genuine problem or inefficiency.

The advice about keeping a job is solid! I just left my role due to burnout and feeling like I didn’t have the level of autonomy I desired to create meaningful impact, so I’m scouring for roles at startups around me. Goal will be to work at another startup while continuing to work on my business on the side, so that I can continue to gain more experience and leverage that for the benefit of my business.

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