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BIGLAWmos what are your plans for retirement & how do you think they differ
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:35 PM Author: ebony corner from the "average" person's?
What are your thoughts abt retirement age? lifestyle hoaps? |
Date: July 19th, 2018 10:38 PM Author: Floppy peach immigrant nursing home Days until retirement: 13,500 Projected Age at Retirement: 75 Reason for Retirement: 100% incapacitation (or death) View on retirement: I won’t have time, health, hobbies, or family to fall back on. |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:40 PM Author: ebony corner Seriously? Why not just stack cash and quit young? I am a prole, fyi |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:41 PM Author: Floppy peach immigrant nursing home I haven’t been able to effectively stack cash to date. Doubt this will Change in the coming years. |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:44 PM Author: ebony corner What prevents you from doing this? It seems like so much money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36462976) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:46 PM Author: Floppy peach immigrant nursing home I’m 37 and have a net worth of $600kish. There’s no way out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36462991) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:51 PM Author: ebony corner Jfc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463032) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:44 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting Former biglawmo. I don’t plan to retire — I don’t know what I would do with myself. I’ll have plenty of cash to retire early but not desire to. That could change in 30 years of course. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36462980) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:46 PM Author: ebony corner Are you still practicing law? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36462986) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:47 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting Yes. Inhousemo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463001) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:50 PM Author: ebony corner Do you enjoy it? Enough to do it long after you no longer must? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463023) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:54 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting No. I will probably eventually transition to something more enjoyable. May become a gentleman shitlawyer in my 60s and 70s idk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463049) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:56 PM Author: ebony corner 180. I am counting the days til I can get out but its a lot of days. I wish I enjoyed it that much (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463065) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 10:58 PM Author: wonderful ocher electric furnace What do u do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463087) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:32 PM Author: ebony corner Lawyer. Not very enthusiastic (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463319) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:01 PM Author: swashbuckling dog poop resort how long were you in BIGLAW?
how much did you save up while in BIGLAW?
would you consider just doing something totally different when you're 50 or so? like Uber driver or whatever if you don't need a ton of cash. |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:03 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting 5 years. Including savings since then ~750k. Yes I would. I don’t think I will ever do nothing, health permitting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463125) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:04 PM Author: swashbuckling dog poop resort that's a lot considering you were only there 5 yrs. what percent was from BIGLAW vs. in house vs. compounding interest/gains? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463130) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:08 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting I’d have to do a lot of math to figure that out bro, especially pulling out the compound interest. My savings continue to be high since biglaw. Probably the same on average — less than in my 5th year but more than in my first 2. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463155) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:10 PM Author: smoky buck-toothed ratface SLAY BigLawMan SLAY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463170) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:05 PM Author: Primrose community account patrolman 750K is impressive as fuck unless you've been in-house for like 10 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463134) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:06 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting 3 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463140) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:06 PM Author: Primrose community account patrolman what are your tips for following your lead? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463146) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:10 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting Make a lot of money and keep major expenses under control. People trying to save money by cutting down their Starbucks coffee purchases are not going to be successful at saving vs people who figure out how to pay 1k less in rent and/or car payments per month.
Also: invest into a 10 year bull market |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:12 PM Author: glassy mind-boggling garrison what is your monthly rent/mortgage? and car payment? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463186) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:14 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting ~2700. It used to be far less. Lived with roommates when I was <30. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463197) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:26 PM Author: glassy mind-boggling garrison I'm still pretty impressed you saved that much. 2700 a month isn't THAT cheap, though I guess if you saved a lot when it was cheaper that helped. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463262) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:32 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting It used to be over 1k cheaper. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463317) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:06 PM Author: ruby den I’ve been in biglaw six years and have like nothing saved. 200k in student loans and a big down payment owned me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463144) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:07 PM Author: Primrose community account patrolman I don't get how the dooder above has 750K saved and you have 200K in student loans.
is this flame? |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:09 PM Author: ruby den I mean I paid off 200k in Loans. I also bought a house and every gadget imaginable to man. I am a good goy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463166) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:10 PM Author: smoky buck-toothed ratface SLAY goy SLAY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463173) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:13 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting I had low student loans. I turned down SEVERAL T14s for $$$$ at a TTT20. That helps a lot.
Also if that guy is not including Home equity he has a bunch more money. I rent. |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:26 PM Author: glassy mind-boggling garrison what was your loan total when you graduated? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463267) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:29 PM Author: Bateful Bright Casino Famous Landscape Painting 80kish. I paid very little tuition so most of that is living expenses. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463293) |
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Date: July 19th, 2018 11:29 PM Author: crusty filthpig i dont know how to stop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36463285) |
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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:38 AM Author: ebony corner :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36464390) |
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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:44 AM Author: 180 Stage Puppy TRUMP: US POTUS AT 78
YOU: Thinking about retirement |
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Date: July 22nd, 2018 5:15 PM Author: ebony corner Nah just thinking about not HAVING to work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36476270) |
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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:47 AM Author: Exciting University Private Investor biglaw of counsel here. no way to make enough money to retire. out of the question (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36464419) |
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Date: July 20th, 2018 10:19 AM Author: Contagious meetinghouse black woman How much do you make? Eighth year associates get 340k and a 100k bonus. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36464801) |
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Date: July 20th, 2018 9:40 AM Author: apoplectic sick national security agency Will be a race to see if reliable artificial hearts are invented before mine explodes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36464596) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2018 5:16 PM Author: soul-stirring learning disabled base athletic conference Leaving when NW hits 500K
Will cop 200-300K a year in-house
Will have a wife in the same salary range
Will do this shit until 60, then make an assessment based on life, options, inheritance, probably work a little longer |
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Date: July 22nd, 2018 5:20 PM Author: ebony corner Seems like a good plan. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4030663&forum_id=2#36476310) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2018 5:20 PM Author: soul-stirring learning disabled base athletic conference I don't want some prozac'd out SAHM, I don't want idiots kids or an idiot wife, I am also bored if I am not doing something, but I also don't want to have to be a slave when I'm old
so this is a fine life outcome, let's just get this shit over with |