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/ArtFUBU Aug 13 '21

I taught myself. It's very difficult if you're going to try and make a career out of it. The best advice on how to think of it is here

https://www.theodinproject.com/paths/foundations/courses/foundations/lessons/gearing-up

You can learn really simple stuff pretty quickly but if you want to make programs that scale, it takes real time and effort to understand how to wire it all together.

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u/StereoBlue2388 Aug 13 '21

Your self taught. How did the hiring go? Im currently self teaching myself javascript. Already know html and css. I live in los angeles and just curious what hiring is like for self taught devs vs having a degree. I dont even mind interning or starting at the lowest level. I just want my foot in the door.

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u/ArtFUBU Aug 13 '21

That's how I felt. I got hired through a friend of a friend essentially. I showed him my website and some projects. He told me his small company was hiring and the rest was history. You learn way more on the job so try to get a website and projects up ASAP if you want to get hired.

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u/billabong049 29d ago

THIS. If you show that you have passion and ambition, can prove it by doing your own projects, and can show them off then you can usually turn some heads and get hired. Plenty of assholes leave college with no passion or goals and it shows during the hiring process. I'd rather hire someone with passion and a lower GPA than someone with a high GPA who doesn't care.