12-12-2021, 07:17 AM
I just use myself as my example. My highest salary ever is the $73k I'm making right now. I'm not gonna say it's easy though IMO there are much harder things. Mostly it takes discipline and keeping your eye on the prize for 35 years. Living in Central Indiana hasn't hurt. If I lived in Manhattan I suspect my salary wouldn't have gone as far - there's a rumor to that effect floating around anyway. 
You also need a little luck, or at least to avoid very bad luck. You can have a catastrophic life event early on that can blow everything up. I never had health insurance beyond Workman's Comp until I started my current job at 27. If I had been hit with a $100k medical bill back then nothing would have happened as it has.
You also need a little luck, or at least to avoid very bad luck. You can have a catastrophic life event early on that can blow everything up. I never had health insurance beyond Workman's Comp until I started my current job at 27. If I had been hit with a $100k medical bill back then nothing would have happened as it has.