I did On 2022-12-12 18:50, Rob Mike via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Testing, did everyone receive this message? > > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 at 6:44 PM > From: "Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss" > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Cc: techlists@phpcoderusa.com > Subject: Re: Skills for the future > On 2022-12-12 18:25, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:55:05 -0700 >> >>> I agree, with one addition. In the 70's and 80's my pay lagged 20% > to >>> 30% behind inflation. What might have been decent pay was > mediocre... >> >> I think that's because you were a kid in the 1970's, probably with > less >> professional jobs because of your age. > > I joined the USMC in 1975 and the pay was very low. With a few years > and a few promotions and the pay got better. If I stayed in I would > have > done better. While it took the legislature to get going they did give > the military a few really good pay raises. > >> My memory is I kept up with >> inflation both as a corrosion engineer and as an audio technician, >> although of course the move to audio technician came with a serious > pay >> cut (and a much better life and career path). >> >> One thing though: Throughout most of the 1970's I had no car, hence > no >> gasoline and no purchasing of a car. Gas, oil, maintenance, repairs, >> insurance, traffic tickets, and amortized purchase price add up to a >> heck of a lot. >> >> If you move to a city with great public transportation like Chicago, >> give up your car, and use an old, beat up bicycle for shopping > trips, I >> think you can save $20K of post-tax income yearly, and do a lot to >> shield yourself from the worst of inflation. > > I was a muscle car guy and did most of my own work.... > >> >> Chicago has pretty high rents (and a good job market), so you might >> want to move to a less expensive city. In Urbana Illinois you can > buy a >> decent house for $100-$150K, it's small and flat so you can easily >> ride your bicycle all over the place. You're near University of >> Illinois, so healthcare is plentiful. Don't pay more than $150K for > a >> house because Illinois has obscenely high property taxes. >> > > It's funny how some people talk about the no payroll tax states and > then > you find out they make it up with property tax. > >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss