You're a bodybuilder bringing home $125,000/year - what can you afford?

[Tre]

Discuss.

[danielson]

Where does said bodybuilder live?

[mass243]

Discuss.

Hummer and 26'' rims - spinning ones  

[tommywishbone]

Hummer and 26'' rims - spinning ones  

They spinnin' negro! They spinnin'!

[Rearden Metal]

1. Single or married? Kids?
     a. does your spouse work?
2. Where do you live?

[Bast000]

A red hummer and wrestling sessions with BuffGoddess?

[Triple-H_2005]

A pro with that amount of $$$?

You can probably afford to compete 2x and pay to keep the lights turned on!

[tleilaxutank]

an escape goat?

[bigbobs]

You wouldnt be able to afford a home like this:

[Lamplighterx]

Forget about getting a fine dog like this!

[Bluto]

As long as you can post on Getbig I say you ain't doing that bad

[Meso_z]

[Tre]

Where does said bodybuilder live?

Single, no kids.

You can choose to live anywhere, but feel that being in southern California or Las Vegas would be best for your career. 

[pumpher]

Is this reported pre-tax income?
Does this figure include the unreported "sponsorship incentives" for private sessions with elderly rich males? 

[Alex23]

A red hummer and wrestling sessions with BuffGoddess?

Nope. For that you ought to be in the 150-175k range

[G o a t b o y]

Single, no kids.

You can choose to live anywhere, but feel that being in southern California or Las Vegas would be best for your career. 

In SoCal, that might pay the rent.  In many other areas of the country you could live very well.

[beatmaster]

well, in CA not much... everything is like 10x the regular price (house, condo whatever..)

else where a lot.

[tleilaxutank]

consider the following:

$$ for drugs = 6k/yr (very conservative)
$$ for food = 10k/yr more than avg. person
$$ for supplements (vitamins, protein and other legal stuff = 5k/yr
$$ for tanning = 4k/yr

so you're down to 100k/yr

NOW

No health insurance = 20k/yr + much more later down the road
No 401k = 7k/yr (just company match and tax benefit; forget about massive interest accumulated over the course of your career)

73k/yr

with cost of living in southern california, 73k is=

43k in atlanta, GA and houston and austin, tx
60k in providence, RI


for a job with no sustainability...my recommendation would be to go back to school

[Bast000]

consider the following:


$$ for tanning = 4k/yr

that's a lot of tanning or extremely expensive tanning places.

[G o a t b o y]

consider the following:

$$ for drugs = 6k/yr (very conservative)
$$ for food = 10k/yr more than avg. person
$$ for supplements (vitamins, protein and other legal stuff = 5k/yr
$$ for tanning = 4k/yr

so you're down to 100k/yr

NOW

No health insurance = 20k/yr + much more later down the road
No 401k = 7k/yr (just company match and tax benefit; forget about massive interest accumulated over the course of your career)

73k/yr

with cost of living in southern california, 73k is=

43k in atlanta, GA and houston and austin, tx
60k in providence, RI


for a job with no sustainability...my recommendation would be to go back to school

You forgot that they are self-employed...  there is no employer to kick in that portion of the fica payroll tax.  So take another 7.5% off the top. 

[Bast000]

Also, they have to pay for transportation and accommodation for competing.

[Tre]

You forgot that they are self-employed...  there is no employer to kick in that portion of the fica payroll tax.  So take another 7.5% off the top. 

Self-employment tax sucks. 

[triple_pickle]

$$ for tanning = 4k/yr

there are places that offer unlimited tanning for like $39.99 per month or maybe cheaper.

[danielson]

there are places that offer unlimited tanning for like $39.99 per month or maybe cheaper.

I don't know why more people don't get full body bronzing tattoos.

[tleilaxutank]

there are places that offer unlimited tanning for like $39.99 per month or maybe cheaper.

epic forest from the trees