i just want to make 85k by age 25 or 26

easy to do

then 100k by 30 at least

yeah!

money isnt everything though

true

get a good team environment, good benefits, stable work, etc

it's how much you SAVE 😄

yeah true

i saved 50k this year and hope to save that much or a little more

I could make more money, buts its not worth losing the heart of it, and thats just a good place to grow

true

my job is 10 minutes from home

i do feel depressed overall honestly but i feel really happy for at least today lol

same!

average pay, above average benefits

????

8-12 min drive with decent income and a 401k/hsa/hdhp

yeah, the career life can be stressful

@SFM_2046 context matters

@ZODD, were you talking to me?

usual is

@Rockets yeah honestly... i just want to become an amazing engineer and maybe when i am 35-40 i will look into management

until then i want to engineer and master certain niches and the foundations of engineering

in what stretch of the matter? also just turned 29 today....don't talk to me like that....<:woah:501543165396779008>

by engineering i mean computer science, computer engineering and programming

@SFM_2046 impart that sweet sweet knowledge of a 29 year old

happy birthday too man!

If you really want to excel, budget and make a schedule to study/work regularly

yup

its a discipline like any other

make time for other things

especially sleep

my manager will pay for my masters in cs if i go that route and multiple certs/programs for machine learning/full stack dev

my issue is outside of work

when i am at work... i'm a monster

once i leave... i turn into a sleepy marshmellow

lol

i just want to game or read or MAYBE read some academic papers or a little coding

i've been looking at learning an instrument or ui/ux / graphic design and maybe even game dev

i like hiking and take my roommate's dog with me