Comments on: Update on my $100,000 by Age 30 Salary Goal

By: Jessie

Jessie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:11:45 +0000

Firstly, congrats on your income of six figures at this age. You can try selling by becoming an affiliate of online shopping sites. These referrals are an easy way to increase your income. Hope you succeed more in your upcoming days. Good Luck.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:38:05 +0000

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By: FinancePuzzle

FinancePuzzle — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:52:47 +0000

Great job on getting close to your goal by age 30. Have you looked into selling items on EBAY via drop shipping or by becoming an affiliate of many online sites…I have found that these referrals are an easy way to increase your income.

Good luck on your next goal

By: thebaglady

thebaglady — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:35:28 +0000

Hey this is interesting. Back in 2005 I was almost 22 and I said that I would make $100k a year by the time I’m 25. I’m almost 25 now, and my base salary is 91.3k. Last year I made 94k with bonuses, though. I also referred people to my workplace like you, and the blog is finally generating a bit of income now. I think my goal has changed from getting a big salary to getting a good income. So I think you should add your investment income to your total, too.

By: 2million

2million — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:58:24 +0000

Awesome congrats! You have made a lot of progress on this goal.

By: MFJ

MFJ — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:26:30 +0000

Yeah that is one thing where I think I have a pretty big advantage on a lot of people. A very very nice home tops out at $250k here and the average home price is probably around $150k. I’ve been to LA and will actually be there again in a few weeks and between home prices and taxes I don’t think I would break even if I was making $200k a year there.

One thing that isn’t really taken into consideration I don’t think when doing COLA adjustments is that even if you make things square with a salary increase (which I think COLAs understate the true cost differences) that higher salary is subject to higher state and federal taxes. I’m currently in the 15% tax bracket pretty safely and you can live very cheaply here in WI.

By: J2R

J2R — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:16:30 +0000

congratulations on your 6 figure income.

While I already have a 6 figure income, you’re probably making more than I am giving my expensive area (Los Angeles is freakishly expensive)

Let me know if you find a good side gig for extra income!