do you earn enough to compensate for your shortcomings? - Page 2

monster · 04-11-2007, 10:17 PM

Hmm.

Quote:

an African-American man needs to earn $154,000 more than a white man.

From the census:

Quote:

Real median income did not change between 2002 and 2003 for non-Hispanic white households (about $48,000), black households (about $30,000) or Asian households (about $55,500).

Damn! incomes must have gone up a lot in the last 5 years! Unless they didn't use a representative sample of the population? But they must have done. The article seems to imply that the results are general

Aliantha · 04-12-2007, 01:26 AM

I'm with lj on this one. We know down to the nearest thousand what we are earning or are likely to earn each year, both combined and individually. That counts for both of us. I can't imagine not keeping a good eye on my finances.

Clodfobble · 04-12-2007, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I can't imagine not keeping a good eye on my finances.

Neither can I. But sometimes the best choice for some people is not to keep any eyes on it in order to avoid temptation.

BigV · 04-12-2007, 10:15 AM

Quote:

do you earn enough to compensate for your shortcomings?

ha ha. Do I look like Bill Gates to you?

footfootfoot · 04-12-2007, 12:10 PM

You'd need this to keep a close eye on my finances.

lumberjim · 04-12-2007, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

A few times a year you make financial decisions with all the facts in front of you, and then you follow that course and forget about it until the next time.

ya, but....
that's like forgetting what size shoe you wear.

Happy Monkey · 04-12-2007, 12:59 PM

I often do. 10? 10.5? 11? Something around there.

DanaC · 04-12-2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha
I can't imagine not keeping a good eye on my finances.

I pay very little attention to my finances....which probably explains why I own very little and tend to go overdrawn unexpectedly.

lumberjim · 04-12-2007, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I often do. 10? 10.5? 11? Something around there.

Yeah, OK. close enough. but to just say that you don't know how much you make sounds like you have no idea. I earn commisions, so i get paid different every month.....i don't project my YTD every week, but I know what I made last year, and that's what I expect to make ( or more) this year. that's what I'd say I make if you asked me.

don't

BrianR · 04-13-2007, 09:42 PM

Apparently, I didn't make enough to overcome my shortcomings, but I do now!

Even though my sweetie never fails to remind me of each and every one of them.

04-12-2007, 01:26 AM	#17
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm with lj on this one. We know down to the nearest thousand what we are earning or are likely to earn each year, both combined and individually. That counts for both of us. I can't imagine not keeping a good eye on my finances. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-12-2007, 12:10 PM	#20
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You'd need this to keep a close eye on my finances. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-12-2007, 12:59 PM	#22
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I often do. 10? 10.5? 11? Something around there. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-13-2007, 09:42 PM	#25
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Apparently, I didn't make enough to overcome my shortcomings, but I do now! Even though my sweetie never fails to remind me of each and every one of them. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)