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Title: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: UMPlabs on July 08, 2012, 11:03:53 PM
in order to own an exotic supercar. Something like a lamborghini or ferrari.

Is it feasible to save up for one or will the cost of maintainence be too much to handle with a small salary?

 ???
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: polychronopolous on July 08, 2012, 11:12:56 PM
Sounds like noob here just got promoted from fry guy to assistant manager at the local Burger King.  8)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Trapper_Slapper on July 08, 2012, 11:18:58 PM
I'm nowhere even close to being able to afford one, but I do know of some military officers who make between $13K and $15K monthly after taxes who absolutely will not buy a car over $35,000. Their wives may drive a loaded '12 Passat, and they usually drive something along the lines of a mid to early nineties Honda Accord...or in one case a sputtering '87 Toyota pick-up. :-X
It's usually the enlisted twenty and early thirty somethings financing $40,000+ cars and trucks, living paycheck to paycheck. And when something pops up after that warranty expires they're fucked...Best way to guage a car in my opinion is the transmission. If it has catastrophic failure for some reason, could you pay to replace it fully? If not, you may be in over your head vehicle wise...
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: G_Thang on July 08, 2012, 11:19:21 PM
Shawn Ray leased a Lambo from a friend's dealership, was earning about 130-150K yearly, which he noted.  I hope this helps.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Purple Aki on July 08, 2012, 11:28:16 PM
I'm nowhere even close to being able to afford one, but I do know of some military officers who make between $13K and $15K monthly after taxes who absolutely will not buy a car over $35,000. Their wives may drive a loaded '12 Passat, and they usually drive something along the lines of a mid to early nineties Honda Accord...or in one case a sputtering '87 Toyota pick-up. :-X
It's usually the enlisted twenty and early thirty somethings financing $40,000+ cars and trucks, living paycheck to paycheck. And when something pops up after that warranty expires they're fucked...Best way to guage a car in my opinion is the transmission. If it has catastrophic failure for some reason, could you pay to replace it fully? If not, you may be in over your head vehicle wise...
Yep, after a tour of Afghan the car park outside of the junior ranks accommodation is full of shiny BMWs and Audis.

6 months later it's full of focuses and the usual hatchbacks.

Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: pluck on July 09, 2012, 03:08:50 AM
in order to own an exotic supercar. Something like a lamborghini or ferrari.

Is it feasible to save up for one or will the cost of maintainence be too much to handle with a small salary?

 ???

Basically you're looking at a $1 per mile JUST in maintenance cost for a Ferrari or Lambo.
That's NOT including the cost of insurance & gas.

A properly maintained Lambo/Ferrari with 20,000 miles on it should have around $20,000 worth of service records.

The clutch on a Gallardo is in the $15,000 ball park.

I think the rule of thumb to ask yourself if you're not sure if you can afford one, then you defintely can't.

Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Andy Griffin on July 09, 2012, 03:53:40 AM
in order to own an exotic supercar. Something like a lamborghini or ferrari.

Is it feasible to save up for one or will the cost of maintainence be too much to handle with a small salary?

 ???

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

(http://images.scripting.com/archiveScriptingCom/2008/12/11/morgan.jpg)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: MORTALCOIL on July 09, 2012, 03:57:57 AM
150 000€ car= over 300 000€/year income.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Irongrip400 on July 09, 2012, 04:02:00 AM
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

(http://images.scripting.com/archiveScriptingCom/2008/12/11/morgan.jpg)

Ahh yes, much like a ZJ. But this is true. I saw a jacket at a store in Florence and it didn't have the price tag. I figured if I had to ask, I couldn't buy it. So I asked. It was $2,500 euro, and would've hurt to much to buy it, so I'll stick with what I got.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: _bruce_ on July 09, 2012, 04:39:46 AM
I'm nowhere even close to being able to afford one, but I do know of some military officers who make between $13K and $15K monthly after taxes who absolutely will not buy a car over $35,000. Their wives may drive a loaded '12 Passat, and they usually drive something along the lines of a mid to early nineties Honda Accord...or in one case a sputtering '87 Toyota pick-up. :-X
It's usually the enlisted twenty and early thirty somethings financing $40,000+ cars and trucks, living paycheck to paycheck. And when something pops up after that warranty expires they're fucked...Best way to guage a car in my opinion is the transmission. If it has catastrophic failure for some reason, could you pay to replace it fully? If not, you may be in over your head vehicle wise...

Generation nothingness.





Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Shockwave on July 09, 2012, 04:45:23 AM
I'm nowhere even close to being able to afford one, but I do know of some military officers who make between $13K and $15K monthly after taxes who absolutely will not buy a car over $35,000. Their wives may drive a loaded '12 Passat, and they usually drive something along the lines of a mid to early nineties Honda Accord...or in one case a sputtering '87 Toyota pick-up. :-X
It's usually the enlisted twenty and early thirty somethings financing $40,000+ cars and trucks, living paycheck to paycheck. And when something pops up after that warranty expires they're fucked...Best way to guage a car in my opinion is the transmission. If it has catastrophic failure for some reason, could you pay to replace it fully? If not, you may be in over your head vehicle wise...
LULZ, truth.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 05:25:35 AM
I am close to 61K $ atm, its not massive here but it certainly is enough to support my family and more.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: manuelsonn on July 09, 2012, 05:48:53 AM
I am close to 61K $ atm, its not massive here but it certainly is enough to support my family and more.
you're closer to ted bundy than u think
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 05:50:38 AM
close to death
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: MORTALCOIL on July 09, 2012, 05:54:56 AM
I am close to 61K $ atm, its not massive here but it certainly is enough to support my family and more.

In certain places, 60K a year will grant you a better situation than making 150K elsewhere. Good thing is, those places are so empty of any temptations that you also have the prospect of keeping your lifestyle intact for decades before something as flabbergasting as an Ipad hits the only store in town.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 05:58:03 AM
i invested all my money
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: johnny_english on July 09, 2012, 06:07:41 AM
My buddie just had his R8 serviced at Audi. General service with parts and labour £6000 which is $9294 to you fellas. Hope this helps
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Cleanest Natural on July 09, 2012, 06:26:11 AM
I am close to 61K $ atm, its not massive here but it certainly is enough to support my family and more.
:D
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Cleanest Natural on July 09, 2012, 06:28:24 AM
i invested all my money
is that what you call buying 300$ worth of "gold" lol
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Palpatine Q on July 09, 2012, 06:38:46 AM
is that what you call buying 300$ worth of "gold" lol

says the pauper who ran out of minutes making a phone call...LOL
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: manuelsonn on July 09, 2012, 06:46:56 AM
yup, and just when i thought it couldn't get worse than that it appeared: the walking braindead grandpa pharmacy; hello, gronk, all ok? GFY
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 07:30:32 AM
In certain places, 60K a year will grant you a better situation than making 150K elsewhere. Good thing is, those places are so empty of any temptations that you also have the prospect of keeping your lifestyle intact for decades before something as flabbergasting as an Ipad hits the only store in town.

At some stage in my life I made double of that and more at some stage, it went as far as that I wouldn't wear a white office shirt more than once - but, it wasn't healthy I couldn't appreciate anything anymore I kept trying to make more money and after a few years burned out.
I appreciate things so much more these days - I mean I just bought a new monitor 24 inch which kids today buy in bulk of two :D and I am looking forward installing and playing with it.

I have a large chunk of investment for rougher times but to be honest I am pretty un-materialistic and so is my wife - we don't need the latest and greatest, our son gets no presents beside birthday and xmess because we want him to apprechiate what he has, we have a few expensive things but that's it.

I don't loose sleep loosing my money since that has happened before to me and I called it a liberation - if the economy eats all my savings fuck it as long as I have my family nothing can happen to me.

One more thing: I don't know what it must be like for the poor fuckers that have no job at all and have to count every penny, we (very fortunate people) count our pennies for fun, my wife and me we love to work out a budge buy for budget keep a tight track on what comes in and goes out - you learn so easy that you only THINK you need something, but in fact you need to learn that there is a HUGE difference between need and want, and most of the times we don't need anything because we got everything.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 09, 2012, 07:33:12 AM
All depends if you have kids, have a mortgage etc...  if you are single rent an apt for $1000 a month, say you spend $500 a month on food, then that's $18k, you could make about $100k which would be about $60k after taxes.  A lower end ferrari would probably cost you about $2000 a month to finance so let's say $30k for the car, that still leaves you about $12k for everything else.

If you have a mortgage and kids, then you'd probably need to make about $300k per year.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: MORTALCOIL on July 09, 2012, 07:34:46 AM
At some stage in my life I made double of that and more at some stage, it went as far as that I wouldn't wear a white office shirt more than once - but, it wasn't healthy I couldn't appreciate anything anymore I kept trying to make more money and after a few years burned out.
I appreciate things so much more these days - I mean I just bought a new monitor 24 inch which kids today buy in bulk of two :D and I am looking forward installing and playing with it.

I have a large chunk of investment for rougher times but to be honest I am pretty un-materialistic and so is my wife - we don't need the latest and greatest, our son gets no presents beside birthday and xmess because we want him to apprechiate what he has, we have a few expensive things but that's it.

I don't loose sleep loosing my money since that has happened before to me and I called it a liberation - if the economy eats all my savings fuck it as long as I have my family nothing can happen to me.


Good for you.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: King Shizzo on July 09, 2012, 07:36:32 AM
At some stage in my life I made double of that and more at some stage, it went as far as that I wouldn't wear a white office shirt more than once - but, it wasn't healthy I couldn't appreciate anything anymore I kept trying to make more money and after a few years burned out.
I appreciate things so much more these days - I mean I just bought a new monitor 24 inch which kids today buy in bulk of two :D and I am looking forward installing and playing with it.

I have a large chunk of investment for rougher times but to be honest I am pretty un-materialistic and so is my wife - we don't need the latest and greatest, our son gets no presents beside birthday and xmess because we want him to apprechiate what he has, we have a few expensive things but that's it.

I don't loose sleep loosing my money since that has happened before to me and I called it a liberation - if the economy eats all my savings fuck it as long as I have my family nothing can happen to me.

One more thing: I don't know what it must be like for the poor fuckers that have no job at all and have to count every penny, we (very fortunate people) count our pennies for fun, my wife and me we love to work out a budge buy for budget keep a tight track on what comes in and goes out - you learn so easy that you only THINK you need something, but in fact you need to learn that there is a HUGE difference between need and want, and most of the times we don't need anything because we got everything.

Sure you did Gordon Gecko  ::)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 07:40:10 AM
Close friend of mine a russian who is also my workout partner, hes a shining example that in todays times you don't need a lot to be happy, he is very smart highly educated reads a lot.
His whole house is from top to bottom books books books and he reads at least 2 books a week - but - he has a family (parents) to support in Israel - he has two kids both with different mothers on in Israel and on in Russia, anybody knows a bit if the Israelie law when it comes to divorce lets me tell you it costs the man a lot of money.
He has a family here third time married, an 19 year old step daughter - and he makes way less than I do, but he doesn't buy his books new, but either used or he goes to library.
They live on a comforable budget and buy their food in Aldi and Lidl - they don't go out to restaurants but rather call friends over for some good latvian russian feast.

We and I mean EVERYBODY have to learn again that there is such as being rich without money.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 07:41:44 AM
Sure you did Gordon Gecko  ::)

Don't care, never lied nor do I have a reason to lie - my life is nothing spectacular but rather normal.

You want an amazing life? Why don't you read this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Harrer
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: King Shizzo on July 09, 2012, 07:43:55 AM
Don't care, never lied nor do I have a reason to lie - my life is nothing spectacular but rather normal.

You want an amazing life? Why don't you read this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Harrer
I'm just fucking with ya.  It's what I do.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 07:45:56 AM
I'm just fucking with ya.  It's what I do.

;)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 08:16:23 AM
Close friend of mine a russian who is also my workout partner, hes a shining example that in todays times you don't need a lot to be happy, he is very smart highly educated reads a lot.
His whole house is from top to bottom books books books and he reads at least 2 books a week - but - he has a family (parents) to support in Israel - he has two kids both with different mothers on in Israel and on in Russia, anybody knows a bit if the Israelie law when it comes to divorce lets me tell you it costs the man a lot of money.
He has a family here third time married, an 19 year old step daughter - and he makes way less than I do, but he doesn't buy his books new, but either used or he goes to library.
They live on a comforable budget and buy their food in Aldi and Lidl - they don't go out to restaurants but rather call friends over for some good latvian russian feast.

We and I mean EVERYBODY have to learn again that there is such as being rich without money.

good post
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 09, 2012, 08:23:16 AM
Close friend of mine a russian who is also my workout partner, hes a shining example that in todays times you don't need a lot to be happy, he is very smart highly educated reads a lot.
His whole house is from top to bottom books books books and he reads at least 2 books a week - but - he has a family (parents) to support in Israel - he has two kids both with different mothers on in Israel and on in Russia, anybody knows a bit if the Israelie law when it comes to divorce lets me tell you it costs the man a lot of money.
He has a family here third time married, an 19 year old step daughter - and he makes way less than I do, but he doesn't buy his books new, but either used or he goes to library.
They live on a comforable budget and buy their food in Aldi and Lidl - they don't go out to restaurants but rather call friends over for some good latvian russian feast.

We and I mean EVERYBODY have to learn again that there is such as being rich without money.

People that don't have money say and try to believe this. 
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 09:03:58 AM
People that don't have money say and try to believe this.  

Well you have to be were I was to understand it ;) and I generally speaking don't care what "most" people say.

And who says I don't have money? I said right now I make half of the money I made for 2 - 3 years, I still have some left which I don't need to touch since I am happy were I am, I don't have the urge to buy me an expensive car or go on shopping sprees - my pleasure these days is to enjoy a moderate life, I have two friends that I can truly count on a little web business that keeps me intersted a family that I love and adore and die for today a son that is the coolest kid (like every parent would say).
I like that I have to save two month or more to buy me something that costs 500 or what ever, I really appreciate things again - like for excample a few days ago I worked on our office / third beedroom and I bought all the stuff cheap from IKEA lovely style and I got so excited and carried away making it a nice place to study and read and feel good - a place for my wife when she has enough looking after the kid and needs a bit of her time as well, It has nice desk with good pc and a boss chair all the stuff you need for a moderate home office nice lighting and all - 8 years back I would have never bought anything from IKEA but it had to be all super expensive and branded, now I appreciate all this stuff so much more - I sit there and go - yeah thats a nice place and I am somewhat happy :).

I've learned that due to many many complicated reasons in the past which are too fucking deep rooted I will never be 100% happy but I give it my best shot for the years that I have left - and I mean its easy compare yourself to anybody in some shitty third world country and you just know how lucky you are - I never have to worry that my son is hungry - trust me once you become a partent thats all you worry about, your kids.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 09:06:09 AM
Nuremberg, ancient seat of the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire, was an early stronghold of the Nazi Party, partly because of its energetic local leader (Gauleiter), Julius Streicher. It’s not often realised outside Germany that although Nuremberg has been part of Bavaria since 1806, it is a Protestant city. Catholic Bavaria never fully embraced Nazism, but the Nurembergers were early converts. Here we see Hitler and Göring, at the 1928 NSDAP party rally (Parteitag), posing in front of the 14th century Frauenkirche on the Hauptmarkt.

(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-38.jpg)

The same site today. The church was heavily damaged by the United States air raids on Nuremberg in 1945, but was restored after the war.

(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-39.jpg)

source
http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=10485 (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=10485)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Wiggs on July 09, 2012, 09:14:01 AM
Been there.  Great Place.  Hitler was proud of me und mein frau.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 09:14:02 AM
I have worked in Nuernberg - Deutscher Hof - the very hotel Hitler stayed ;) i am not making this up the rooms and all is still there - sometimes we had americans who wanted to stay in exactly the room Hitler sleeped :D why is a baffling to me.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 09:15:50 AM
Been there.  Great Place.  Hitler was proud of me und mein frau.

yes you would make a great leading member of the Nazi Party Wiggs
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 09:18:12 AM
(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-41.jpg)

(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-40.jpg)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 09:20:26 AM
(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-46a.jpg)

(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-46b.jpg)
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Stark on July 09, 2012, 09:31:43 AM
(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-41.jpg)

(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/h/hitler-trail-40.jpg)

First picture and again I am not making this up - everybody is rollerblading at that parade grounds - the road is awesome smooth - I had to go to the toilet so bad, and nobody was around so I took a dump exactly were hitler was having his speeches :D :D :D

I swear this is true
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Cleanest Natural on July 09, 2012, 10:07:04 AM
says the pauper who ran out of minutes making a phone call...LOL
top heavy juice monkey  ;D
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 09, 2012, 10:10:25 AM
First picture and again I am not making this up - everybody is rollerblading at that parade grounds - the road is awesome smooth - I had to go to the toilet so bad, and nobody was around so I took a dump exactly were hitler was having his speeches :D :D :D

I swear this is true

Blashemy!
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Purple Aki on July 09, 2012, 10:32:44 AM
i invested all my money

I'd make an "investment" in your tight Belgian bum hole.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Wiggs on July 09, 2012, 10:39:37 AM
yes you would make a great leading member of the Nazi Party Wiggs

Yes Mars, talk about not suspecting anything.  The Fuehrer would have been very proud and perhaps things would have been different, yes?
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: HockeyFightFan on July 09, 2012, 11:11:20 AM
in order to own an exotic supercar. Something like a lamborghini or ferrari.

Is it feasible to save up for one or will the cost of maintainence be too much to handle with a small salary?

 ???

Send a PM to the Getbigger "Les Grossman", he can tell you firsthand what is costs to own an exotic supercar.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: lovemonkey on July 09, 2012, 11:12:31 AM
First picture and again I am not making this up - everybody is rollerblading at that parade grounds - the road is awesome smooth - I had to go to the toilet so bad, and nobody was around so I took a dump exactly were hitler was having his speeches :D :D :D

I swear this is true

It's weird how the world just seems so small when I've stepped onto where some other getbigger took a shit  ;D
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 09, 2012, 11:17:30 AM
You shouldn't be making shit.  A true getbigger will date rich older women who buy them everything they need.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: lovemonkey on July 09, 2012, 11:35:19 AM
You shouldn't be making shit.  A true getbigger will date rich older women who buy them everything they need.

I'd feel miserable doing that. Whenever I get to do whatever I want and just let everything else fuck off for a while I get bored and under stimulated really quickly. Challenges in life can be a bitch, but imo are needed for mental stability.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Wiggs on July 09, 2012, 11:40:25 AM
I'd feel miserable doing that. Whenever I get to do whatever I want and just let everything else fuck off for a while I get bored and under stimulated really quickly. Challenges in life can be a bitch, but imo are needed for mental stability.

x100 this is why I'm miserable 95% of the time.  No hobbies, no kids, done with school, no wife, don't really give a fuck about money or material things enough to want to make money for them...I'm fucked.

I'd like to be an explorer of ancient cultures or treasure hunter....All Ancient aliens.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: funk51 on July 09, 2012, 12:00:09 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Tito24 on July 10, 2012, 06:29:17 AM
Yes Mars, talk about not suspecting anything.  The Fuehrer would have been very proud and perhaps things would have been different, yes?

yes bro you would be in charge of great extermination programs in occupied countries
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Butterbean on July 10, 2012, 07:19:26 AM
I'm nowhere even close to being able to afford one, but I do know of some military officers who make between $13K and $15K monthly after taxes who absolutely will not buy a car over $35,000. Their wives may drive a loaded '12 Passat, and they usually drive something along the lines of a mid to early nineties Honda Accord...or in one case a sputtering '87 Toyota pick-up. :-X

I know a guy who ~10 years ago was worth 104 million (not sure what his gb handle is  ;D ) and he drove  an older model Ford Explorer....just was not into cars.  I think he has some others now though.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Agnostic007 on July 10, 2012, 07:35:02 AM
Well you have to be were I was to understand it ;) and I generally speaking don't care what "most" people say.

And who says I don't have money? I said right now I make half of the money I made for 2 - 3 years, I still have some left which I don't need to touch since I am happy were I am, I don't have the urge to buy me an expensive car or go on shopping sprees - my pleasure these days is to enjoy a moderate life, I have two friends that I can truly count on a little web business that keeps me intersted a family that I love and adore and die for today a son that is the coolest kid (like every parent would say).
I like that I have to save two month or more to buy me something that costs 500 or what ever, I really appreciate things again - like for excample a few days ago I worked on our office / third beedroom and I bought all the stuff cheap from IKEA lovely style and I got so excited and carried away making it a nice place to study and read and feel good - a place for my wife when she has enough looking after the kid and needs a bit of her time as well, It has nice desk with good pc and a boss chair all the stuff you need for a moderate home office nice lighting and all - 8 years back I would have never bought anything from IKEA but it had to be all super expensive and branded, now I appreciate all this stuff so much more - I sit there and go - yeah thats a nice place and I am somewhat happy :).

I've learned that due to many many complicated reasons in the past which are too fucking deep rooted I will never be 100% happy but I give it my best shot for the years that I have left - and I mean its easy compare yourself to anybody in some shitty third world country and you just know how lucky you are - I never have to worry that my son is hungry - trust me once you become a partent thats all you worry about, your kids.

Couldn't agree more. 5 yrs ago I had a business that was doing quite well in addition to my 9-5 job which wasn't too shabby either. At some point I just lost track of what was important and my appreciation of what a dollar is got very skewed. I had all the toys and trappings of wealth but just wasn't ever happy with what I had. Fast forrward 5 yrs, a divorce and re-adjustment on finances and I've learned if you aren't careful, no matter how much you make, it will never be enough. I'm much happier these days and appreciate things a lot more. I think back to all the money I wasted on "stuff" and it's really stupid.
Title: Re: How much money should you be making annually...
Post by: Man of Steel on July 10, 2012, 07:44:19 AM
in order to own an exotic supercar. Something like a lamborghini or ferrari.

Is it feasible to save up for one or will the cost of maintainence be too much to handle with a small salary?

 ???

Asking a question like that is similar to someone approaching me in the gym for arm training advice and asking, "I want bigger biceps.  Should I do barbell curls or db curls and how much weight should I use?"  It's all relative. 

Despite that, the question is easy to answer.  If you have to ask the question to begin with you're nowhere close to being able to purchase one. 
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Post by: MORTALCOIL on July 10, 2012, 07:52:08 AM
I know a guy who ~10 years ago was worth 104 million (not sure what his gb handle is  ;D ) and he drove  an older model Ford Explorer....just was not into cars.  I think he has some others now though.

There are very few guys who don't fall into the classic trap that is showing your wealth to gain the social gratifications of being wealthy. Generally, they're the more intelligent ones. Sometimes just the greediest and stingiest. Or they just like to spend their money on certain things. I had a client I sold three apartments to. He had about 25 properties around the world and most of them he hadn't stayed a single day in. He had about thirty cars too, mostly old Mercedes and a few Bentleys. I asked him once why he was buying so many cars and apartments. That was a stupid question so I got a stupid answer (that I didn't expect). He told me: "Because I don't care for planes nor boats".
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Post by: garebear on July 10, 2012, 09:03:40 AM
Men who know they are not enough need vast amounts of money.

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Post by: polychronopolous on July 10, 2012, 10:55:19 AM
I know a guy who ~10 years ago was worth 104 million (not sure what his gb handle is  ;D ) and he drove  an older model Ford Explorer....just was not into cars.  I think he has some others now though.

LOL  ;D :D
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Post by: bike nut on July 10, 2012, 11:01:00 AM
Men who know they are not enough need vast amounts of money.

Men who have failed at every aspect of life, whine about men with vast amounts of money.
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Post by: Stark on July 10, 2012, 11:07:00 AM
Couldn't agree more. 5 yrs ago I had a business that was doing quite well in addition to my 9-5 job which wasn't too shabby either. At some point I just lost track of what was important and my appreciation of what a dollar is got very skewed. I had all the toys and trappings of wealth but just wasn't ever happy with what I had. Fast forrward 5 yrs, a divorce and re-adjustment on finances and I've learned if you aren't careful, no matter how much you make, it will never be enough. I'm much happier these days and appreciate things a lot more. I think back to all the money I wasted on "stuff" and it's really stupid.

That makes me cringe too, bought a watch for z lot of money loose it in the club or god knows who I gave it to impress next day just go out buy a new one, fucking stupid.
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Post by: Howard on July 10, 2012, 11:08:55 AM
in order to own an exotic supercar. Something like a lamborghini or ferrari.

Is it feasible to save up for one or will the cost of maintainence be too much to handle with a small salary?

 ???

Like any gay prostitue , your earnings are only limited by the schmos wallet and your imagination.
good luck
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Post by: King Shizzo on July 10, 2012, 03:42:31 PM
What ever happened to living in the moment, as long as it is still responsible?  If I ever have enough money for a Lambo, them I will get it.  You never know when you will kick the bucket.  Saving money is nice, but it doesn't do you any good when you are dead.
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Post by: Agnostic007 on July 11, 2012, 08:26:36 AM
What ever happened to living in the moment, as long as it is still responsible?  If I ever have enough money for a Lambo, them I will get it.  You never know when you will kick the bucket.  Saving money is nice, but it doesn't do you any good when you are dead.

I think one of the problems with that way of thinking is it doesn't account for the future. At a particular time in your life, you may have "enough" money to buy a Lambo, but if you don't prepare properly for the future, you could find yourself living out of that Lambo 2 yrs down the road when things change unexpectedly. I'm all for enjoying life in the now, but experience has taught me to prepare for the future first by investments, just in case.
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Post by: King Shizzo on July 11, 2012, 02:49:42 PM
I think one of the problems with that way of thinking is it doesn't account for the future. At a particular time in your life, you may have "enough" money to buy a Lambo, but if you don't prepare properly for the future, you could find yourself living out of that Lambo 2 yrs down the road when things change unexpectedly. I'm all for enjoying life in the now, but experience has taught me to prepare for the future first by investments, just in case.
The future is never guaranteed.  Neither is tommorrow.  Shit, I am probably already fucked out of my social security.  There will probably be a "Boston Tea Party" type revolution if they ever announce the end of social security.  I would have given those rat bastards countless thousands of dollars for nothing.
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Post by: Julio Ceasar on July 11, 2012, 03:31:14 PM
My buddie just had his R8 serviced at Audi. General service with parts and labour £6000 which is $9294 to you fellas. Hope this helps

When u speak to americans u always have to recalculate for those stupid fuckers :D

They think its only dollar and pound, inches and feet in this world.
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Post by: Grape Ape on July 11, 2012, 03:55:06 PM
When u speak to americans u always have to recalculate for those stupid fuckers :D

They think its only dollar and pound, inches and feet in this world.

No, we don't.  But if it makes you feel better to think that, have at it.
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Post by: MikMaq on July 11, 2012, 04:00:33 PM
Transit costs should never be more than 10 percent of your take home salary, and transit time shouldn't ever be more than 10 percent of your work day. If it is your doing something wrong.


Anyhow people in this day and age tend to goto two illogical simplistic extremes it's all about money or money is just a number. Both couldn't be farther from the truth and both ignore the complexity of money.

Money isn't one thing if you can't sparse that tree you should learn how.
Money is resources
Money is progress
Money is health
Money is security
Money is status
Money is a reward
Money is a place holder not real
Money is what unites society
Money is a measurement
Money is fluid  and ever changing
Money is time
Money is an investment
Money is a modern way of life
Money is a legacy and part of family
Money is prosperity
Money is freedom

People mix and match this these thing in the most  foolish of ways it's a real sad, as it's probably the greatest thing ever if respected and understood, mauling all those things together, or ignoring any one of those things is where all the trouble comes from.

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Post by: arce1988 on July 11, 2012, 05:05:04 PM
 Live beyond means?
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Post by: bic_staedtler on July 11, 2012, 06:59:51 PM
Nothing more pathetic than reading this thread.  NOMNOMNOMNOM SAVE YER MONEEEEEZZZZ I'M RITTTCCHHHH NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

...does anybody really think people with thousands of posts on fucking getbig have any (and I mean ANY) fucking idea how to achieve happiness outside of a pair of soiled posing trunks and broken dreams?  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!...and another BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA to any fucking idiot who takes their advices!

One more for good measure: BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAH A!
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Post by: Your Average GymRat on July 11, 2012, 07:26:08 PM
Shawn Ray leased a Lambo from a friend's dealership, was earning about 130-150K yearly, which he noted.  I hope this helps.
Are we to take into consideration his mother's cocaine operation?
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Post by: Howard on July 12, 2012, 01:52:43 PM
Transit costs should never be more than 10 percent of your take home salary, and transit time shouldn't ever be more than 10 percent of your work day. If it is your doing something wrong.


Anyhow people in this day and age tend to goto two illogical simplistic extremes it's all about money or money is just a number. Both couldn't be farther from the truth and both ignore the complexity of money.

Money isn't one thing if you can't sparse that tree you should learn how.
Money is resources
Money is progress
Money is health
Money is security
Money is status
Money is a reward
Money is a place holder not real
Money is what unites society
Money is a measurement
Money is fluid  and ever changing
Money is time
Money is an investment
Money is a modern way of life
Money is a legacy and part of family
Money is prosperity
Money is freedom

People mix and match this these thing in the most  foolish of ways it's a real sad, as it's probably the greatest thing ever if respected and understood, mauling all those things together, or ignoring any one of those things is where all the trouble comes from.


I like $$