I make $3.75 an hour. I work fast food and rely mostly on tips.

 

I think the point of the original poster was to gauge what most Evo owners make. As I am seeing here it looks like a lot of Evo owners are living above their means. If you are making less than 40k a year you really shouldn't be buying a 30k car, especially when you consider the cost of insurance on an Evo. Unless you are living at home and have basically no bills. But even then you shouldn't be doing that. That money would be better served as being saved to get your butt out on your own, successfully on your own that is.

I made a little over 60k last year and I only own a RA. But I do own a house and other investments. Some people's priorities are all out of wack.

 

you only live once.. and when most people turn older they tend to care less about these things and more about family and their children. soooo i say to those who are having fun and living life to the fullest... even if your going to live with your mommy and daddy for the next 10 years paying off your car and all the goodies you buy for it

oh and college student w/o evo ... and i make like 250 a week waiting tables if im lucky 400 .... im not very lucky

do the math a year if you really want to know

 

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Cost of living determines a great deal. Bigdog has 2 vehicles when he could probably drive an Evo and still have his house.

House payment-675
Car payment-600
Insurance-175

I gross 60K+ between dayjob (mechanic) and under the table work at home. Course then again, I saw someone driving a silver IX earlier this summer with a Domino's pizza magnet on the roof. Some people live well beyond their means and their toys go back to the bank and they have broken credit. Others have rightfully earned the ability to drive what they want and have everything else in balance.

 

Your statement proves my point.

 

I hope you weren't taking my statements as me being jealous because I don't own an Evo. But anyways, you're right, I could own an Evo. I choose not because I've decided to put my money towards other things. Two vehicles are pretty much needed in my household because my girl works and I have 2 children.

But that is really besides the point. Just because you can "afford" to buy something doesn't mean you should, even if it helps you achieve the fun factor (as freeze3kgt stated) we all need in our lives. You need to live not only below your means, but a nice percentage below your means if you want to prosper and continue to grow. Having that extra money allows you to save it for investments that could make money for you (home, stocks, bonds). It also allows you to still survive in cases of emergencies (loss of job, serious injury, major car work). If you are maxing out your money to pay out for things you own what happens if you lose your job? How does your car get paid for? How do you evn pay your electric bill?

Freeze thinks it is fine to live at home maybe an extra 10 years so that you can enjoy having those finer things in life. Well that is fine, but you are missing the fact that even while you are spending an extra 10 years at home you havent put yourself in the best place to be on your own when you do move out. You go rent an apartment when you could be buying a house. Most 28 year olds should be either owning their own place or in a position where they are ready to buy a house. And guess what, they should be far enough in their career (whether it be from schooling or just straight working) that they can make enough money to not only be in the house buying position but they can even own that Evo they've wanted. You may of had the Evo 10 years before them but they are living better than you are, cuz you've put yourself so far behind.

On a side note, my house payment is a more than that and most kids under 25 are paying a lot more than $175 a month for insurance on an Evo. But that is really besides the point.

 

what would you count - gross income or net income? (just looked at the difference today and uncle sam and health insurance is giving it to me...)

 

i deliver pizza for dominos. guess how much i make?

 

drug dealer, no more to be said

 

UPS driver

45k/year now

2 years from now:

80k/year

 

im gonna have to ask...

...how?

 

how what?

the pay? i get 15.75/hr now + 8 hours overtime/week average

2 yrs from now...29.50/hr + 8 hours overtime/week average


they don't give us full pay right off the bat, and i only started in march.

they give us an anual raise until we hit 30 months...then we get "top scale". which, for me would be $29.50/hr.

 

did u have to have your aa or any degree? also did u start as box stocker?

 

not to become a driver, only a high school diploma. although, i was half-way through my junior year at college, but decided that i didn't like my major...and i would get paid way more at this job then i would have what i was going to school for .

yes, i did start in the wearhouse as a "package handler", loading the big trailers, but was only there for 7 months doing that until a spot opened up for me to become a full-time driver.

 

I think that is awesome. I had no idea the UPS drivers did so well.