reasons why you aren't making 0,000+ a year
05-13-2013, 04:00 PM
Quote: (05-13-2013 03:24 PM)Menace Wrote:
$100K per year ain't what it used to be. I don't know why that number has so much talismanic power...because it's the first 6-figure number?
I believe I read somewhere that research shows that your quality of life increases dramatically up until the 100K per year mark but then doesn't increase any more until you hit $1 million per year.
Perhaps subconsciously most people know that hitting the 6 figures will give them a secure, content lifestyle and cover all their bases (as long as they control their spending).
And as you mentioned, it's the first 6-figure number, so I think a lot of people "perceive" it as more than $99,000 a year. It just feels like more - kind of like charging $9.99 for something instead of $10 because people just automatically see it as cheaper.
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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling