What do you do that you earn six figures?

r/financialindependence • u/fidgit86 • Aug 13 '21

It seems like a lot of people make a lot of money and it seems like I’m missing out on something. So those of you that do, whats your occupation that pays so well?

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u/danxthexman 32M / 68% SR Aug 13 '21

Accounting

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u/ca-nl-nj Aug 13 '21

Yes. And be good at explaining it to non accountants.

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u/Boredguy32 Aug 13 '21

Better yet be prepared to "run the numbers" 50 times before anyone actually makes a decision.

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u/vrijheidsfrietje Aug 13 '21

Well, calc-u-later!

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u/asstethicc Aug 13 '21

Ted!! Come in here!!!

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u/Banana_King123 Aug 13 '21

“Haha can you do my taxes” or “man, you must be really good with numbers/math”

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u/Squirrel09 29d ago

“man, you must be really good with numbers/math”

No, I can just add and subtract to 2 decimal points fairly well. + I know excell.

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u/GarethInNZ Aug 13 '21

Or be like me: a non-accountant who’s good at explaining computers and accounting software to accountants.

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u/Kckc321 Aug 13 '21

One of my profs said if you can do both programming and accounting, you can get away with essentially anything because you are irreplaceable.