How much money do you make a year?? [Archive]

Far Beyond Driven

06-17-2004, 11:18 AM

Enough. And between changing jobs and wife staying home with the kid, between us, it's $35k less a year than it was 2 years ago. But it's still enough.

To quote Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Forget your lust for the rich man's gold, all you need, is in your soul"

FBD, Holland, MI

Eyez

06-17-2004, 11:31 AM

Almost exactly twice as much as I make in a half year. ;)

Dusty

depth finder

06-17-2004, 11:35 AM

I have made a good living since I started working many years ago as a salesman. I am at the point in my life where I can retire in December (and fish endlessly)but comprimise my lifestyle slightly <or> Continue to work, pull down good bux and aggrivate myself daily, fish only on weekends, and possibly die in 5 years....decisions, decisions.

wheels

06-17-2004, 11:37 AM

Honestly, it's nobody else's business except for my wife and myself.

However, I will say this. I get by. Not as good as the next guy, maybe a little better than the last guy. Don't know, don't care. I have a boat that floats, can afford gas to get me to the lake most every weekend through the summer (by saving through the winter), and on top of that have a very happy and healthy family which I can afford to feed, house and someday educate. Do I need more than that??????? Sometimes I seem to think so, until I come back to reality and remember what matters most.

So, did you really think people were just going to start posting up salaries?

"Friends don't let friends fish for trout!"

cfwalleye

06-17-2004, 12:43 PM

I pull down an easy $7.4 million a year working 25 hour weeks. Its nothing great but it pays for our 6 homes, my jet, and the shopping sprees of my super-model wife. I can also benchpress 850lbs without breaking a sweat and I regularly wrestle gorillas to stay in shape. I once caught a walleye so big we had to have a crane lift it into the boat and when it got the boat messy, I just bought a new boat.

Just a visitor.

06-17-2004, 01:36 PM

I was told that this was a fishing site. After viewing some of the political comments of the resident liberal, and looking at questions such as this, some of you guys need more than fishing as a hobby.

The best great lakes fisherman I know has an 18 foot aluminum boat, and I still can't determine it's make because of the coat of house paint over it. The 70 horse on the back is 20 years old (but runs like a top), he got his downriggers and all of his rodholders at a garage sale, and he puts more big salmon in the boat than anyone else I know. It seems like the fish don't pay attention to price tags, job titles or how much money you make.

If you are fishing, or posting to impress the next guy with the cost of your toys, you are missing a very obvious point.

I'm out of here.

InTheNett

06-17-2004, 01:47 PM

You may need to broaden your circle of friends. Nice of you to visit. See ya later.

Just visiting.

06-17-2004, 02:04 PM

I guess I had that coming.

Enjoy your site.

popo

06-17-2004, 06:54 PM

More then I tell my wife. That's where all my fishing equipment comes from. If I told her, she would want to buy some shoes.

Bubs

06-17-2004, 07:28 PM

Good Lord, I just got home from work to check my post and and realized I have started a fire here. Well I was just wondering what other folks make as for me I have a small trucking business, two trucks on so far I gross about $110,000 pr year and clear about 70,000 after all expenses its a lot of hard work and hours but I cant think of anything else I want to do. It put a new Ranger in my pole shed and keeps the toys up well, thats all I ask for.

Electrical Guy

06-17-2004, 08:16 PM

I ran a business for years and did OK. My accountant was my salvation because he allowed me to keep a lot of what I made. I learned to pay cash for all my toys and if I couldn't then I couldn't afford it. Today I am in my fourties and have a net worth of over a Million. I drive a dependable 7 yr old 4x4 and my wife has a 11 year old mini van thats well maintained. We have a nice home and a cottage on a popular lake. I fish lots. Grow your business first. The rest will come later. My first three years in business I took almost nothing out.

Lonnie

06-17-2004, 08:32 PM

Never enough for my wants, but more than enough for my needs :)

I am not rich by any means, but rich with a loving and healthy family. We have a nice new Lund Explorer 1800 which is paid for, so life is ok.

I am very grateful for what I have. Say my prayers every night and say thanks.

Lonnie

The Democrat

06-17-2004, 11:19 PM

How do you want it--two sevens and a three, or two fours and a nine?

The Democrat

06-17-2004, 11:24 PM

My soul never fed me, and I sure hope the state pension fund doesn't go broke in my lifetime.

The Democrat

06-17-2004, 11:28 PM

Don't wait too long. Know how I got my state job? The guy I replaced retired, but not soon enough. A month later he & his wife went on a Hawaiian vacation. Unfortunately, he dropped dead on the plane over the middle of the ocean. Going, not coming--he didn't even get the vacation!

If you can retire and go fishing, do it.

If you can go fishing today, do it.

You don't know if you're going to have a tomorrow.

The Democrat

06-17-2004, 11:32 PM

What political posts? There are no political posts on this board. Political posting is banned! Do you see any political posts here?

What resident liberal? There are no liberals on this board. Even the resident Democrat is a reactionary. I oppose gun control, hate PETA, and eat red meat!

The Democrat

06-17-2004, 11:37 PM

Yeah, keep 'em barefoot and pregnant!

hee hee ... sorry, I couldn't resist. }( That's what I call a "German blimp."

A "German blimp" is a target so fat and juicy you just HAVE to shoot at it, even if it has no military significance. An example of a German blimp is my little sister bending over a dishwasher and me armed with a squirt gun ...

Garvin

06-18-2004, 05:15 AM

Notice how many are not willing to say,...it reminds me of the joke Of a man who picks up this lady at a bar. They go to her house and have hours of wild unbridled sex of every imaginal type. After a rest break he looks around and says "Wow, you have a nice place here, How much money do you make?" and she responds "HEY! that's PERSONAL!"

On another note I remember A professor telling us ..."You'll soon graduate and after a number of years you might come back for a class reunion and you will hear about how much money everyone is making and if you hear someoneone ouutright asking the question to another ,.....the first liar doesn't have a chance."

Lonnie

06-18-2004, 07:54 AM

I do not have a problem saying what I make. My wife and I take home ,after taxes, about $55,000 a year, plus benifits like insurance and retirement.
Why wouldn't someone be willing to share how much they make? If you work hard, earn your money honestly, and have success, there is nothing wrong with being sucessful.
I my opinion it really does not matter how much someone makes or has, or does not have. To me it is what you are as a human being and how you treat others and the world we live in. We all have seen people who have everything who are poor examples of how a human being should act and behave, and yet many other well off people are very good people. Conversly, some poor people are very good people and some are not.
My two sisters and I grew grew up in poverty as children. My parents worked very very hard and latter in life did well. My sisters and I all worked hard, went to school and are now relatively successful. What is wrong with that? Nothing at all! One of my sisters is a very successful doctor, and the other a school teacher, and I am a Social Worker. By the way the school teacher spends her summers fishing with her husband on Lac Seul :) To think I have to go up there next week and endure a week of walleye fishing :)

Lonnie

LDC

06-18-2004, 08:22 AM

My employer thinks too much. So they want to up insurance payments, cut pension by 1/3 ( i still got 9 years to go before i can retire) No pay raise for three years. Just small lump sum payments. Not once has anyone said it is about the plant making money. The plant makes good money!! It is about keeping up with the competition from overseas. (so they say) Gas is up along with milk,water,electric,property tax,and what ever else. Thought i had every think planned out, but i guess you just never know what might happen. Yes we are on strike, don't like it much, but i do see the need to do it. Just wish there was another way to settle things. Lowering of wages and benefits seems to be a trend just starting to spread. Larry

wow

06-18-2004, 09:51 AM

How can you operate a truck for $20,000 per year. The last time I checked I have approx $95,000 cost per truck. That's not counting the payments. O well it doesn't matter. I've got my triton in my poll barn also. (not on the water where it ought to be)

Incognito

06-18-2004, 10:51 AM

I guess you'd have to be a regular to understand the weird humor of our regulars. Most of the ones who were ornery or too serious threw up their arms and left already. :)
All in fun, dude.

Incognito

06-18-2004, 10:57 AM

Government program. These are pump trucks I rigged up to be used for Forest Fires. They NEVER actually get used as such. The Forest Service pays us to sit around at the Fire operations Camp near the fire and "be ready". Its good money and the overhead is so low! We play poker and frisbee and Hackey-Sack, mostly.
:)

TTT

06-18-2004, 04:18 PM

OOC

06-18-2004, 05:35 PM

Almost enough to afford a Wisconsin non-resident family fishing license.Actually,I ask my customers to pay me with beer and ice.It saves my a lot of trips to the liquor store.

PJMorton

06-18-2004, 07:01 PM

Enough so that #1 I can buy non HMO health Insurance!
#2 Live in relative comfort
#3 buy fishing stuff
#4 save enough so that I can hopefully retire and live
with some dignity, if inflation doesn't eat up my saving and interest

RDJ

06-18-2004, 07:51 PM

That tale seems as big as one of your Columbia River eyes!! I did a google search and you don't even have Gorilla's in WA... See ya at Kettle Falls..RJ in Missoula..

Trophy

06-18-2004, 08:26 PM

Thought it was rude to ask other guys wives about money!!!LOL

Drift Sock

06-20-2004, 12:02 PM

More than I ever thought I would, but somehow it is still not enough.

DS

GLO

06-20-2004, 09:11 PM

"bfd" is deleted? How about "bd"? As in big deal, and a much shorter way of saying it is in pretty poor taste to be concerned with other people's incomes, let alone anxious to announce one's own. Maybe we can add annual gross and net income as an option to our profiles . . .

Thurston Howell

06-22-2004, 03:33 PM

OK.....I retire 17 years ago however I made 2.6 million in interest last year. Luvy and I divorced 16 years ago and her maintenance fees are 2 million. I knocked up Ginger and Thurston the IV now receives 500,000. Leaves me with 100K to help pay restitution to the Skipper for crackin up his boat. You see I was actually the Captain when we wrecked. Anyway, After paying the Captain his due I'm left with 22,384.63 after taxes. Gilligan and I now live together and share expenses and I never realized how far so little could go. And best of all I'm fishing every single day of the year. Life is good.

T. Howell, III

Mr.Seaguar

06-22-2004, 07:59 PM

Lucky you Thurston, that Ginger looked like one sweet piece of ice.

Remember, all your money wont another minute buy. Dust in the wind-all we are is dust in the wind.

tly

06-22-2004, 08:04 PM

Is you going for the 10k posts?
Keep em coming, we enjoy em.
Look at Canada eh for my summary of the trip. It's now off to Sis for spinners/cranks
and see what happens.

That boat hook saved our tail twice in Canada. I still had $500+ damage but it was due to
stupidity prior to the hook saving the day. Will elaborate someday. THe 2nd was also a fair
amount of stupidity in that the braintrust (son) leaped out of boat onto rock to save
bucktail. Now we are under a fast rapids/waterfall so we disappeared fast leaving him there.
We motored back up, poked the hook at him, he pulled/jumped and we averted a
funeral.

Take care

TLY

Lunker1

06-23-2004, 04:56 PM

Terroreyes

06-23-2004, 05:31 PM

Exactly enough to buy 5527.504 #5 shad raps at Gander Mountain in Taylor, Mi., with 6% sales tax. Figure it out :7

A few years ago, I could have bought 9505.703 of them :(
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Skindog

06-24-2004, 08:53 AM

How about this question.

Last week in the boat, a friend and I were discussing this same topic.

What is the average yearly income for a person in America today?

Trailblazin

06-24-2004, 09:52 AM

Avg yearly income for a family of 4 is $42K

Skindog

06-24-2004, 11:33 AM

So the average for a family is $42000.00. Is this with two people working?

Where does this info come from?

sawgrass

06-24-2004, 12:28 PM

From the US Census Bureau for 2002...

Earnings and Per Capita Income

- The money income measure shows that real median earnings of women age 15 and older who worked full time, year-round increased to $30,203 -- a 1.8 percent increase between 2001 and 2002. Men with similar work experience also saw their earnings increase 1.4 percent to $39,429.
As a result, the ratio of female-to-male earnings for full-time, year-round workers was 77 cents for every dollar in 2002, which matches the all-time high reached in 2001.

- Under the money income measure, per capita income declined by 1.8 percent, in real terms, between 2001 and 2002, to $22,794, the first annual decline since 1991.

jackpinesavage

06-30-2004, 02:20 PM

Marry a young professional woman and treat her nice.

Jayman

06-30-2004, 03:43 PM

I became rich about 10 years ago.......when I bought my first boat....a 10' boat!

dale k.

06-30-2004, 03:49 PM

depends on how far i can stretch a fish.

marcnsaugeyes

06-30-2004, 09:42 PM

I know I'll most likely get ripped for this one but I make less now than I did when Clinton was in office. I lost my 15year job as quick as Gore lost the election. Has you seen the commercial of the guy who is now flipping burgers? I can relate to him. I wasn't getting rich but made a decent living and was ready to turn professional on the tournament field to have it yanked from under me. But I have faith the I'll recover and see my goals and dreams come true down the road. I just wish our so called leaders would invest in our country the way the invest others so we could all prosper as the american way was meant to be.

Dink

07-01-2004, 06:03 AM

What?

07-01-2004, 06:56 AM

Well, my husband wanted me to look at this posting. Why? I have no idea. We don't talk about our money. He never asks how much I make, but I would tell him if he did.
As for his fishing tournments, I figure this is his sport and it is what he loves to do, so why shouldn't he keep what he earns. I've always been proud of his accomplishments and feel that I don't have to know the value of them.
Don't get me wrong, he tells me what he makes every now and then, but I don't see it as mine. I'm sure alot of women will disagree with me.

Regards,

PC