Occupation: Project directorIndustry: Non-profitAge: 33Location: IndianaMy Salary: $48,500 (I’m hourly, and I took home $37,000 last year, but my projection for this year is closer to $48,500. My husband’s salary is ~$63,000. We own our home together and have a joint checking account that we use for a few expenses, but I submitted a single-income…
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?Yes. I come from a long line of teachers, so education has always been prioritized. There was no question that my siblings and I would obtain bachelor’s degrees. My…
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?Yes, there was a definite expectation for me to attend college, which was a discussion that started when I was in early middle school. I actively worked to get…
What was your first job and why did you get it?When I was 16, I became a summer lifeguard and swim instructor at our city pool. I was driving the carpool to school and needed money for gas. Did you worry about money growing up?No. Both of my parents worked and had fairly lucrative jobs,…
Annual ExpensesAHLTV (American Hockey League TV): $68.62 Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?Definitely, my mom was the first in her family to go to university, and my dad got the highest marks in Scotland…
“‘Killing Me’ is for when you’re on your last limb begging this person to just please stop torturing your heart,” the singer says A grey cloud of masochism has followed Conan Gray around for long enough. On the singer and songwriter’s latest single, “Killing Me,” he makes a point of freeing himself from emotional torment,…
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?There was absolutely an expectation that my siblings and I would attend college. My mother, who was single, set up a college fund for each of us. Florida also…
Occupation: TeacherIndustry: EducationAge: 25Location: Chattanooga, TNSalary: $46,194Net Worth: -$2,366 (shared joint account with husband: we have not fully combined finances, but we have our own split agreement: $7,000; Roth IRA: $3,500 minus debt).Debt: $12,866 of student loans for my undergrad and grad school.Paycheck Amount (biweekly): $1,263.63 Pronouns: She/her Monthly ExpensesRent: $1,471 (my husband pays for…
Occupation: Social media manager/retail associateIndustry: Higher education/retailAge: 22Location: Salt Lake City, UTSalary: $45,000Net Worth: -$22,833 ($2,300 in checking account; $1,200 in savings account; $6,700 in a HYSA; $2,000 in Roth IRA; $600 in 403(b); my car is worth ~$18,800 minus debt).Debt: $54,433 ($17,477 for my car that I bought this summer, $36,956 in student loans).Paycheck…
Occupation: Strategic account managerIndustry: TechnologyAge: 34Location: San Francisco, CASalary: $210,000 ($140,000 base, $70,000 bonus).Net Worth: $523,000 (401(k): $316,000; company equity: $80,000; brokerage account: $50,000; savings: $77,000). My partner and I live together and opened a joint checking account and a joint credit card. We put enough in there (proportional to what we make) to cover…
