I was raised, like probably a lot of folks here, to believe that it's taboo to discuss how much money one earns. It's just not something that folks did. I'm still very uncomfortable discussing it, but I guess I can't really think of a reason why. So screw it, if you're really interested, here goes. I retired from the military and my pension is around $33k/year. I work as a program manager for a shipyard that works on Navy ships and my salary is $125K with a 6% 401K match and an annual incentive bonus that usually falls around 10% of my salary. Maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. I've been fortunate and pretty frugal, so my monthly bills are covered by my pension. My only debt is my mortgage, so I'm able to sock a good bit away for retirement. I turn 55 this Wednesday and plan to probably keep working for 5 more years. I guess that's a bit more info than you asked for, but that's it.
More important than all that is I woke up today, I'm pretty healthy, my kids and grandkids are doing great, and I have a good woman that loves me. And a couple of really good dogs.
Good on you!
Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
