View Poll Results: salary range
Broke and in school
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42.86%
0-20,000 DIY only way to do it
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5
11.90%
20,000-30,000 DIY cheaper way
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5
11.90%
30-40k
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1
2.38%
40-50k
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8
19.05%
50-60k
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3
7.14%
60-70k
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4
9.52%
70k-I just like working with my hands k
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5
11.90%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll
just curious
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a convesation on m.net about buying cars for cash straight up (and some are saying just save up and pay 15k+ cash for a car) got me thinking. Just wondering what the salary ranges look like here for the DIY guys vs. as some term them checkbook racers.
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I love tax free... too bad you gotta go to the armpit of hell to get it. Koto, you going anyplace you can talk about?
I'm a LT, 0-3.
http://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/...006updated.pdf
Back in Cali, the wife made what I did, but out here in Virginia, nurses don't make ****... good thing houses are about 1/3 price.
I'm a LT, 0-3.
http://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/...006updated.pdf
Back in Cali, the wife made what I did, but out here in Virginia, nurses don't make ****... good thing houses are about 1/3 price.
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How many years do you have in, Sam? Any prior enlisted service?
I'm guessing an 03 base pay + BAH + BAS = 1 million gazillion fuffillion dollars. Or at least compared to an E3 @ <2 years.
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I work road construction in Alaska during the summer as a heavy equipment operator, and make a good wage. More than enough to go to TN for 9 months, pay for room and board, a use turbo'd '99 miata, vacation to hawaii and another to Florida, while living a good college student life in Tennessee. I'm happy, that's about it, not much excess floating around but enough to have plenty of fun.
I would only pay cash for a car, i hate bills.
I would only pay cash for a car, i hate bills.
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i made 45 this year, should be over 50 next year, and my wife pulls in a wopping 20k a year
ohh and cant forget the 4800 a year we get in child support from the baby daddy
And you know what.. im still always broke as hell.... between the prices of homes in AZ and the 380 a month i pay for my wifes new car... im poooor ***
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my base is $42, but after overtime and per-diem, I'm looking at $73k this year.
However, I only pay cash for cars. I don't drive anything worth a ****, but I'm about to drop $8k on a 2003-2005 4-door frontier or colorado.
However, I only pay cash for cars. I don't drive anything worth a ****, but I'm about to drop $8k on a 2003-2005 4-door frontier or colorado.
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I didn't know we were doing significant others, my girls makeing 60+ next year
first year out of school and combined were pulling 110
(not including bonuses at least another 10-20)
Im convincing her to buy me a bike (yeah another one)
When the bank starts rolling in, everything i do will still be DIY, but alot better quality.
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Im convincing her to buy me a bike (yeah another one)
When the bank starts rolling in, everything i do will still be DIY, but alot better quality.
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I'm about to get sent back out for work for another 3 months making about $5400 per month...so the miata is about to get stupid.