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/jdmackes Aug 13 '21 edited 29d ago

How long did it take before you hit 6 figures? I'm about two years into being an accountant, and while I'm not expecting to make that much (I work for my county and haven't gotten my CPA yet), I didn't know if it was something that would be realistic without working for one of the big four or owning my own firm

Edit: I just want to say thank you to everyone that answered, I've got a much better idea of what to do/expect over the next decade. I'm finishing up my Masters degree in Accounting Information Systems and then going to start sitting for the CPA exams and will hopefully build my worth from there

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u/dub5585 Aug 13 '21

I started bookkeeping when I was 18. At 29 me and 2 others started our own accounting business. Now 7 years later and no vacations I’m almost there. I probably could have achieved this earlier but nothing like having your own business.

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u/flamus4 Aug 13 '21

What was it like to start your own accounting firm? Do you focus mostly on bookkeeping or tax or other stuff? I started bookkeeping when I was 20, and just finished up my second public internship, and am very interested in doing this in the future

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u/dub5585 25d ago

It’s always hard starting a business. We do everything accounting retaliated as well as payroll. I personally think accounting like we do is a dying thing. Besides CPAs I think most of the accounting world will be replaced by tech one day soon. So the future of accounting is unknown for sure but there will always be accountants just maybe not as many will be needed.