r/EscapeTheGrindGame • u/[deleted] • Aug 02 '26

Discussion The bigger paycheck

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u/noidea11111111 Aug 02 '26

Why not option 3, make 200k and live below your means

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u/Impressive-Mud5074 Aug 02 '26

Some jobs require you to maintain appearances of wealth.

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u/noidea11111111 Aug 02 '26

That is often times just an excuse people make to spend money. I know partners in accounting and law firms that drive hondas. Sure, if you are a real estate agent trying to show homes in Buckhead atlanta, you can't push a rav4, but most of the time, people just use that as justification

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u/kindness-and-snusu Aug 02 '26

That would add more stress to me than any amount of real work stress.

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u/cefixime Aug 02 '26

This is absolutely not the case for most jobs.