Comments on: How much are you really getting paid?

By: Amor

Amor — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:16:44 +0000

I found it better to not try and justify it this way because I personally always found that I wasn’t making near an hour what I thought I deserved. But instead had to start looking at all of the great future potential the job offered as opposed to the current situation. I find this to help more

By: Michelle Green

Michelle Green — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:40:23 +0000

One big thing are income and FICA taxes,

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By: Andrew @ Financial Services

Andrew @ Financial Services — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:41:14 +0000

Thanks for the reminder. A lot of people ten to forget this, especially those who are desperate for a job. It’s really no different from being self employed. Is it worth your time and effort? Yes, surely it is more complicated than just factoring in time and effort but my point is that we should not just look at the figures alone.

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By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:16:09 +0000

Very interesting points! This just reinforces the fact that more of us should focus on our investments and less on our jobs. While investing does have costs, it is your money working for you…not you working and spending your time and resources to make money for others.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:25:24 +0000

In looking at my realistic pay rate, I found that the hidden benefits really dominated my result. Adding in the cost of paid vacations and holidays, 401k matching, health insurance all more than offset any extra cost incursions made by gas, clothing, food, etc. In a cost assessment to value what I would need to charge if I consulted on my own, I found that my employer is actually doing quite well by me.

By: Amor

Amor — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:04:01 +0000

I used to always calculate out what I was making per hour, when I was making a salary. I found it better to not try and justify it this way because I personally always found that I wasn’t making near an hour what I thought I deserved. But instead had to start looking at all of the great future potential the job offered as opposed to the current situation. I find this to help more

By: RJ Weiss

RJ Weiss — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:48:15 +0000

I was really amazed once I did this exercise. There are probably dozens are more costs in trying to calculate your true hourly wage. For example, I have spent a few hundred dollars on clothes for work just this year.

This step from Your Money or Your Life, along with adding up all the money that has ever come into my life, was a real eye opening experience for me.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:12:32 +0000

don’t forget to factor in some of the positives of having a job. for example, benefits. at my job we have great healthcare/dental and time off. like bob said, don’t get too carried away with blaming everything on your job. : )