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

What do you do that you earn six figures?

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/BimboBuggins Aug 13 '21

Yup, just got my first job out of college and am making 190k total comp. Feels kinda dirty given everyone else I know in college who didn't do CS is struggling like mad to find any relevant job, let alone one that pays decently.

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u/techmagenta Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21

It’s insanity. My SO is also a software engineer (5ish year experience). Our combined compensation is 600k yearly. She’s not interested in FIRE unfortunately, so I save 40% of my pay check and she spends a lot of money on things like jewelry and purses. Even with her low savings rate she still eclipses me though, which is nice.

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u/ContentInstaller Aug 13 '21

What is FIRE? I’ve seen it mentioned a few times in the various comments to this post…

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u/techmagenta Aug 13 '21

“Financial independence / retire early”. The idea is that you get enough money to live off dividends / market gains. Read this sub FAQ for more info

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u/ContentInstaller 29d ago

Oh my bad I honestly didn’t even notice what sub this was in, this post just showed up in my feed and I subconsciously assumed this was Ask Reddit lol. Thanks for the answer though.