Posts by Samuel Kim50

To be honest, finding a salary north of $5,000 a month can be quite a challenge if you're living out in the Midwest. It’s just one of those realities of the region—while life is certainly more peaceful and the community ties are stronger than anywhere else, the local job market doesn't always offer those high-level corporate paychecks you might find in places like Chicago or New York. I remember back when I first started my career, moving away from the rural areas to hunt for better opportunities, and even then, hitting that specific income bracket felt like an uphill battle. You really have to be strategic about where you apply or look toward remote work if you want to see those kinds of numbers.$2000If you look at more affluent counties or states, you’ll find plenty of people living on that kind of income. For instance, take a household where both the husband and wife are bringing home somewhere in the $110,000 range...$4.00 If you can cover your monthly bills and still have enough left over to enjoy life, then you're doing just fine. Honestly, I don't know what people are thinking when they talk about moving to Germany to work in some restaurant for $2,200 a month. Are you kidding me? There is absolutely no way to make that work if all you're doing is working all day and then retreating to a cramped, five-square-meter shoebox just to sleep. It’s not a life. For me, the best part of the day isn't the paycheck; it's that moment after work when you can actually head out to a cafe or grab a beer with your buddies, catch a game, and just shoot the breeze. You need that social connection to feel human. How are you supposed to afford any of that lifestyle on those meager wages overseas? It just doesn't add up.

I don't know about all of you, but as someone who actually works in the hospitality industry, I can tell you firsthand that the entry-level kitchen staff—we're talking hourly wages, plus seniority and travel stipends—usually brings home somewhere around $1500. And then I have to listen to these old ladies complaining about low pay, when they clearly haven't considered what kind of salary they'd actually be pulling in if they were working as a head chef making $2000 per hour.🤔 What's a certainty in this business, though, is that you'll easily clock over 200 hours a week during the peak season, whereas in the winter, you're looking at an average of about 170.

Christian Miller14, if you're looking to land a gig with a top-tier private establishment, you won't find those openings posted on a job board. Most of the time, those positions are filled through word-of-mouth or personal connections; honestly, don't even bother looking for them in an ad. Besides, who actually hunts for work through classified ads these days?

When looking at the Coast and California, there are actually quite a few reputable bus companies that have built up a solid reputation. Around here, you don't see nearly as many people working for $1167; most folks are either skilled tradespeople or in retail, with the average wage for a skilled worker sitting around $1.75. What you’re describing sounds like it might be more accurate for the Midwest or some of the less developed states.

Why are so many young people fleeing this beautiful country? Once you finish school, you've got a decent career path ahead of you, and if you land a job with a starting salary of around $3,000 or $4,000, isn't that plenty for a young person just getting started? If there aren't enough opportunities in the Midwest, then pack up and head to California, the Coast, or even down to Florida—anyone with a real work ethic can always find a job somewhere.
Take a young family, for instance, where both the husband and wife are working and each brings home about $1.75. That adds up to $3.25 a month, which, in my opinion, is more than enough to get by. And if you’re lucky enough to live in a house provided by your parents, you're basically set for life; you won't be dreaming of moving to some gloomy place like Germany.😵 Even here, dishwashers can pull in about $1333 a month, and you don't need an advanced degree for that kind of work. I have a friend who is only 25, married with kids, and he drives a semi-truck making nearly $3.25. What I'm trying to say is that you can absolutely live a solid, comfortable life right here in America; you just have to be resourceful and make things happen.

I have an acquaintance living in my neighborhood who is incredibly wealthy. He’s in his late 30s, has a wife and kids, and while he doesn't own his own company, he serves as an executive at a major corporation—and honestly, who knows what else he's involved in behind the scenes.

To give you an idea of his assets: he owns two houses worth maybe $1.1 million each, two cars valued at around $110,000 apiece, and a massive ranch out in Montana with about 50 acres of land. Now, word just got out that he recently picked up roughly five acres of prime residential real estate with an incredible ocean view, valued at approximately $2.7 million. That’s just what we know; God only knows how much more wealth and property he’s sitting on.

It makes me wonder: if a man has this kind of money, and if he just dropped over $16 million on land alone, why is he still grinding away at such a high-stress job that eats up all his time? On top of that, he’s investing in stocks and potentially other ventures. My kids often play over at his house, and they tell me that whenever they visit, he’s never actually there—it’s just his wife and the kids at home. Just think about it: if he simply put that $2.7 million into a high-yield account with a 4-5% annual return, you could calculate the interest yourself. It would be more than enough to live a completely carefree, relaxed life.

If you found yourself in a situation where you had that kind of capital, what would you do? Would you keep pushing through a high-pressure career, or would you choose to live like royalty on the interest alone, spending every moment enjoying life with your wife and children?