02
natural resources
no

1/26/2007 7:25:26 PM

math, class of 03

masters in math, cambridge 05

no, you don't want my job

1/26/2007 10:46:23 PM

Philosophy, '04

No other education yet...

1/27/2007 12:07:56 PM

the real question should be....who nets over 50k, minus all the shit they take out, dont think many will.

1/27/2007 3:16:50 PM

really? its not that hard to net 50k

1/27/2007 3:20:32 PM

me again

1/27/2007 5:33:05 PM

chemE, '01
MBA, upenn's wharton school, '06

i think internships in your field of choice are key to getting a decent job after undergrad. word up playaz.

1/28/2007 12:15:04 PM

no tax refund for me, i owed those fucks

1/28/2007 2:53:44 PM

CSC '05

no

1/28/2007 4:15:17 PM

Business Mgt - Finance

no, but going back

1/28/2007 4:29:48 PM

For what are you going back?

1/28/2007 4:36:56 PM

Quote :

"MBA, upenn's wharton school,"

Damn son. Good job.

And about "netting" 50k, yeah, I don't even come close. 51k before the government absolutely bends me over and has at it

1/28/2007 4:42:57 PM

Same here. Minus everything that gets taken out I probably net around half of my gross.

1/28/2007 4:45:20 PM

well

depends on if by net you mean before retirement account contributions.

1/28/2007 5:53:57 PM

I assumed he meant after since he said "minus all the shit they take out" opposed to minus taxes.

1/28/2007 5:58:08 PM

comp sci '06

none other than studying for a shit-ton of cisco certs at work

1/28/2007 6:43:37 PM

i didnt net 50k, oh wait, i probably did since i was on Per Diem all last year and that is not taxable....yup, easily 50k netted

1/28/2007 6:52:54 PM

^probably something unnecessarily posted


omg you are cool!


was that the reaction you were reaching out for

1/28/2007 7:05:57 PM

Yeah, I didn't even include all the food, hotel rooms, and travel I billed straight to clients and still got all the free points from.


OMFG IM STR8 BALLERZ LOLLLLLL

1/29/2007 8:45:26 PM

Made more than $50k/yr 2 years out of college with a PoliSci degree....as an officer in the Navy

Have an MBA ('06) now and make 80% more than I did when I got out of the Navy in 2004

1/30/2007 1:07:43 PM

Computer Science, '06, no further education.

I like seeing all of the CSC majors in this thread It must raise the confidence interval to like 98% when stating that most of our graduates go on to get well-paying jobs.

1/30/2007 1:32:59 PM

Quote :

"And about "netting" 50k, yeah, I don't even come close. 51k before the government absolutely bends me over and has at it"

Yeah I hear that! I live in NYC, the taxes here are ridiculous!

1/30/2007 1:40:33 PM

^^^ Didn't you go to Emory? I'm assuming that's why your MBA paid off so well, nice school, kudos!

1/30/2007 2:33:50 PM

Quote :

"I like seeing all of the CSC majors in this thread"

me too. i'm not even in a csc related career either.

[Edited on January 30, 2007 at 2:57 PM. Reason : .]

1/30/2007 2:56:43 PM

yes, i went to emory - still confused as to how I convinced both the Naval Academy and Emory that I'm smart...it must be my good looks

1/30/2007 3:27:58 PM

cli commands are the closest thing i do to programming these days... and i love it

1/30/2007 3:52:09 PM

BS in CSC
Graduated Spring 2004
No further information... yet

1/31/2007 11:18:58 PM

PhD - Chemical Engineering - 2004

2/1/2007 1:05:49 AM

Quote :

"the real question should be....who nets over 50k, minus all the shit they take out, dont think many will. "

it's not that hard as long as you try to qualify for plenty of tax deductions. it's amazing how many tax credits you can qualify for by having a home office and/or personal business.

2/1/2007 11:16:39 PM

It is that hard if you are actually saving for retirement.

2/2/2007 12:35:25 AM

BS CPE ('01)
BS EE ('01)
MS CPE ('02)

i'll be going back for an MBA at some point; just gotta figure out where and if i can get someone else to pay for it

[Edited on February 2, 2007 at 11:22 AM. Reason : when]

2/2/2007 11:21:50 AM

BS Econ (02)
JD, Washington University (05)

2/2/2007 11:30:37 AM

Quote :

"It is that hard if you are actually saving for retirement. "

maybe you should save for retirement through something other than just 401k. there's no reason for you to be throwing 15% of your paycheck into something you can't access without heavy penalties in the event of an emergency.

2/2/2007 12:06:54 PM

^sure there is. its taken out pre-tax

2/2/2007 12:41:17 PM

Exactly. Also, I have an emergency fund for emergencies.

2/2/2007 12:47:32 PM

your emergency fund probably won't cover any real emergency, and pre-tax savings aren't going to seem all that appealing when you find yourself having to scrounge up money in the event of an emergency such as a major medical operation. it's good to invest in 401k if your have employer matching, but there are better investment options available.

Personally, I want to open up my own company at some point in the future, and that is going to take capital to pull off. you can qualify for loans a lot easier with tangible assets than you can with 401k assets.

2/2/2007 2:18:24 PM

Wow, that's pretty impressive that you know how much he has in his emergency fund!!!

2/2/2007 2:26:31 PM

haha, what the hell?

2/2/2007 2:31:14 PM

if he's bitching about not being able to net over 50k and bitching about paying taxes on investments, then he doesn't have a large pile of taxable cash just sitting around. use a little common sense before you post again.

2/2/2007 2:32:48 PM

FYI: I have a very large pile of taxable cash sitting around.

My insurance will cover any major medical operation. If it won't, then I don't think it matters that I invested in my 401K if I have 500K in medical bills.

2/2/2007 2:42:38 PM

unless you have some premium insurance plan, then insurance will usually only pay 75-80% of your major medical expenses.

[Edited on February 2, 2007 at 2:45 PM. Reason : and yes, it does matter where you invest your money if you can't touch it without heavy penalties]

2/2/2007 2:44:44 PM

Well then, it's a good thing I have that pile of cash sitting around.

2/2/2007 2:45:21 PM

your big pile of cash is imaginary, or else you suck at investing.

2/2/2007 2:46:08 PM

It is not imaginary and I do not suck at investing.

2/2/2007 2:47:30 PM

then you're just a dumbass

2/2/2007 2:48:54 PM

Why do you say that?

2/2/2007 2:49:27 PM

cause your big pile of uninvested cash isn't even keeping up with inflation, even though you supposedly know how to invest money. meanwhile you're investing money into a 401k plan that you can't touch and will eventually have to pay taxes on just because not paying taxes now seems like a good thing.

2/2/2007 2:51:47 PM

It is keeping up with inflation.

2/2/2007 2:52:25 PM

yep, you're definitely a dumbass.

2/2/2007 2:55:10 PM

wow, someone (or more) sure is defensive.

[Edited on February 2, 2007 at 3:02 PM. Reason : d]

2/2/2007 2:56:20 PM