View Poll Results: What cha pulling per year?? I guess gross...it's just for fun..not a credit ap K?
Up to 100,000$ US
16
15.38%
100,001-200,000$US
28
26.92%
201,000-350,000$US
17
16.35%
350,001-500,000$US
10
9.62%
over 500,001$ US
33
31.73%
Voters: 104. You may not vote on this poll
Thought I would give it try...What the he)(*...what cha makin.
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Thought I would give it try...What the he)(*...what cha makin.
You wanna participate, great. You wanna keep it close to the vest...not a problem. It's just a thought that we all wonder about and I thought I would take a shot at getting hammered and throw it out there. If I go down in flames...I will take it down...no biggee.
**** Please not that I DID check the box that says "do NOT display names and who voted"..so this is totally confidential.
Okay, all that crap outta the way.....what cha pulling in bling a year???
**** Please not that I DID check the box that says "do NOT display names and who voted"..so this is totally confidential.
Okay, all that crap outta the way.....what cha pulling in bling a year???
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and what are some of your careers? i didn't think people who made over 500k woudl have time to sit on chit chat on a message board like this, wouldnt ya be too wrapped into your bussiness? and ppl makin over 500k i think wouldn't be driving a 80k mercedes....
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Originally Posted by pimpitcharlie
and ppl makin over 500k i think wouldn't be driving a 80k mercedes....
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
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Originally Posted by eagleeye
Dude,
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
Agree 100%. My daughter is starting K in the fall and it will cost me over $1K a month. She is in pre-k currently and it costs me $800 month. If I had no wife and no kids I could be driving a Carrera GT
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Originally Posted by eagleeye
Dude,
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
Last edited by pimpitcharlie; Apr 4, 2005 at 09:46 PM.
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Originally Posted by 04E55 AMG
Agree 100%. My daughter is starting K in the fall and it will cost me over $1K a month. She is in pre-k currently and it costs me $800 month. If I had no wife and no kids I could be driving a Carrera GT
You liar...you know you'd be driving a Kleemann SLR, Bently GT (moddified), and somewhere in the lineup a Stage K4000000 G55 for your daily driver.
All jokes aside, I feel you man. With my wife not ever working (don't know how we survived those years we were spending more than I made) and 2 kids and 1 going to school now...man it ain't easy. But I guess we've all been blessed with the ability to afford the cars we drive and still be able to do the things we do.
Pimpitcharlie, I think there are quite a few of us that pull over $500K and live on this forum. I undertand your "intent" as I don't suspect Bill Gates or Buffet to be hanging out on these forums.
Eagleeye, 35% to the IRS? Man fire your accountant....just kidding
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Originally Posted by eagleeye
Dude,
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
house, wife, wife's car, kids, food, clothes for all, all the forms of insurance, property taxes, private school tuition, save for college, nice vacations, 35% to the IRS, save for own retirement, plus more!
I would think that even at over 500k/yr that an E55 is a luxury item.
My experience is that to drive cars over 130k you have either inherited wealth, or make high six figs with no dependants, or make well north of 1 million.
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are you fellas kidding? saying 500k isnt what it used to be? 
my family makes something like 90-95k, a fraction of what you guys make, and we still afford a mercedes, a bmw, and a 800k house and all those other nessecities.
what are you guys, General Mangers or something? i thought the GM was as liek the highest position of bussinesses, or are there doctors here?
i would be happy with 200k
my family makes something like 90-95k, a fraction of what you guys make, and we still afford a mercedes, a bmw, and a 800k house and all those other nessecities.
what are you guys, General Mangers or something? i thought the GM was as liek the highest position of bussinesses, or are there doctors here?
i would be happy with 200k
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Originally Posted by pimpitcharlie
my family makes something like 90-95k, a fraction of what you guys make, and we still afford a mercedes, a bmw, and a 800k house and all those other nessecities.
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Originally Posted by 04E55 AMG
Agree 100%. My daughter is starting K in the fall and it will cost me over $1K a month. She is in pre-k currently and it costs me $800 month. If I had no wife and no kids I could be driving a Carrera GT
ps DONT BUY ANYTHING IN CASH...borrow someones else's money at 4-6% and invest in real estate where returns are 10-25%. purchase with 90%interest only loans, buy investments props at 4 month intervels so youll only have 3 at a time and pay short term cap gains but you wont be too exposed if market drastically turns or buy 3, keep for a year then flip for 3 more and pay long term cap gains. also, cash out your house to the max, again interest only and buy away!!! damn, i could go on and on, also, find the cheapest condo development in your area and watch it every day. soon youll know exactly what the models are just by br count and what they are bringing. in a local project of 1,183 units there are only 1-2 for sale at any 1 time. i bought 2, gutted em and when i put them back on the market mine were the only ones avail. so i set the market +10%. then all new listings price off mine. i repeated a few times and 40-70% annualized rate of returns and theyre flipped in 3 months.
pps. ill stop know. this is my experience only.
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Originally Posted by DFW01E55
No way possible to pay for those things on 95k.
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And then there are those who are federal employees with a military retirement pension, a Veterans Administration disability pension, a wife with a job, no kids, a house with a clear title, and otherwise debt free except for the transportation toys (and at a rather low interest rate). None of the sources is a great amount, but the aggregate mounts up, especially when I consider that I do not have to save for retirement because it is already funded. So, there you have it; 22 years of government service (12 years in Special Forces conducting anti**** warfare and miscellaneous in sundry special operations), 93 parachute jumps, and a little wear and tear, and anyone can drive a 55. 
Happy motoring everyone.
Happy motoring everyone.
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Originally Posted by pimpitcharlie
are you fellas kidding? saying 500k isnt what it used to be?
my family makes something like 90-95k, a fraction of what you guys make, and we still afford a mercedes, a bmw, and a 800k house and all those other nessecities.
what are you guys, General Mangers or something? i thought the GM was as liek the highest position of bussinesses, or are there doctors here?
i would be happy with 200k
my family makes something like 90-95k, a fraction of what you guys make, and we still afford a mercedes, a bmw, and a 800k house and all those other nessecities.
what are you guys, General Mangers or something? i thought the GM was as liek the highest position of bussinesses, or are there doctors here?
i would be happy with 200k
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Sorry, your numbers do not add up.
95k year = roughly 6k take home per month.
800k house, assuming you could save enough on 95k to put 20% down (160k)
(btw, pretty hard to save 160k and pay for everything else on 6-7k/month) leaves you with a mortgage of 640, which at 6% over 30 yrs is almost 3900/month payment.
Add in property tax, insurance, utilities, 05 MB, BMW, insurance for both, food, clean underwear, deodorant, dental floss, 1 or 2 condoms a year, and there may be enough left over to hand to your kid for a sweet tart as you leave Wal-Mart.
No way you could do that on that income alone.
95k year = roughly 6k take home per month.
800k house, assuming you could save enough on 95k to put 20% down (160k)
(btw, pretty hard to save 160k and pay for everything else on 6-7k/month) leaves you with a mortgage of 640, which at 6% over 30 yrs is almost 3900/month payment.
Add in property tax, insurance, utilities, 05 MB, BMW, insurance for both, food, clean underwear, deodorant, dental floss, 1 or 2 condoms a year, and there may be enough left over to hand to your kid for a sweet tart as you leave Wal-Mart.
No way you could do that on that income alone.
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Originally Posted by eagleeye
Sorry, your numbers do not add up.
95k year = roughly 6k take home per month.
800k house, assuming you could save enough on 95k to put 20% down (160k)
(btw, pretty hard to save 160k and pay for everything else on 6-7k/month) leaves you with a mortgage of 640, which at 6% over 30 yrs is almost 3900/month payment.
Add in property tax, insurance, utilities, 05 MB, BMW, insurance for both, food, clean underwear, deodorant, dental floss, 1 or 2 condoms a year, and there may be enough left over to hand to your kid for a sweet tart as you leave Wal-Mart.
No way you could do that on that income alone.
95k year = roughly 6k take home per month.
800k house, assuming you could save enough on 95k to put 20% down (160k)
(btw, pretty hard to save 160k and pay for everything else on 6-7k/month) leaves you with a mortgage of 640, which at 6% over 30 yrs is almost 3900/month payment.
Add in property tax, insurance, utilities, 05 MB, BMW, insurance for both, food, clean underwear, deodorant, dental floss, 1 or 2 condoms a year, and there may be enough left over to hand to your kid for a sweet tart as you leave Wal-Mart.
No way you could do that on that income alone.
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I'm less interested in what people make - rather, what their chosen profession is. If anyone would share, that would provide some stimulating conversation (I'd think).
I'm not even making the big bucks yet - I'm going to law school.
I'm not even making the big bucks yet - I'm going to law school.
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I run the IT Solutions Division of a national IT consulting firm. I land in category 3 and feel that I am one for the more fortunate people on the planet.
Interesting thread btw, thanks.
PS I do 3 cars and a house right near what the guy with 95K has and while I'm not saying liar, there has to be more to the story there.
Interesting thread btw, thanks.
PS I do 3 cars and a house right near what the guy with 95K has and while I'm not saying liar, there has to be more to the story there.
