I have a full time job now!

"ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy" (ktfright) 09/13/2015 at 06:03 • Filed to: joblopnik, fender flares, mustang, new edge mustang, widebody, wide body, ford mustang, maier racing, rwb, rauh-welt

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I was yelling in my car after getting the email while eating a Butter Jack cause of excitement. I’ve been looking for so long, and while its still considered poverty wage in some areas ($27,000 starting) this is my first legit-real-big boy job. Its Customer Support for an online banking startup in Cali.

Now that I can actually pay rent and then have play money, I seriously want to widen my New Edge mustang. I gotta sit down.

LongbowMkII > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 06:14

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congrats!

PS9 > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 06:25

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You’re actually almost 300% over the poverty line if it’s just yourself. $20k more and you’ll be making the median income.

davedave1111 > PS9 09/13/2015 at 06:34

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You’re in the top 2.69% richest people in the world by income.

http://www.globalrichlist.net/

Svend > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 07:47

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Well done fella. But pace yourself. Set some money aside and if it’s not needed for bills by the time of the next wage, then spent it on the car.

Again, congrats.

Funktheduck > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 07:52

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Congrats. Build up a savings of at least 6 months of expenses before spending money. It sucks when there's something you really want but you'll feel so much better when you look at a bank statement with padding instead of $50. I suggest putting it in a separate account from your normal checking so you're less likely to spend.

BJ > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 08:05

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Congrats! Remember to set aside 3-6 months of full living expenses.

Viggen9er3 > Funktheduck 09/13/2015 at 08:09

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Truth! Aso, when emergencies or all types happen, and they will, you have money to help, or get you by.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 08:34

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Nice!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 08:43

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Congrats man! :) Never hurts to be able to pay your bills....I still live at home because I haven’t found a full-time job to support an apartment yet....substitute teaching isn’t always terrible reliable day-to-day...pretty sad!

Waiting to hear back from a $32,000 CDN a year job I applied to at a Museum, so crossing fingers!

Leon711 > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 09:57

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I remember the #Joblopnik conversation we had a little while back and I’m happy you have a job! I think I said I was just starting or had started my current job, but since then I got a permanent role and more money.

Good Joblopnik feels all round.

dogisbadob > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 11:41

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Yay congrats on the new job!

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > Leon711 09/13/2015 at 11:51

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Thanks, that conversation really helped me out :)

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > PS9 09/13/2015 at 11:52

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Oh thank goodness, yay!

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > davedave1111 09/13/2015 at 11:53

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Holy shucks!

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > Funktheduck 09/13/2015 at 11:54

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Good tip, will do!

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/13/2015 at 11:55

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Good luck, I’m rooting for you!

Leon711 > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/13/2015 at 12:56

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Anytime, we are a community and that’s how we roll.

PS9 > Funktheduck 09/13/2015 at 15:55

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What? Dude...you’re a duck who wears rare 70s fashion items and gets around on a dinosaur. How are you gonna tell us that saving is more important when you wear your cash on your sleeve!?

Funktheduck > PS9 09/13/2015 at 16:21

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I can do that now that I have savings to fall back on. Dinosaurs can be expensive to maintain. If I have a slow month selling my 8 tracks I have a cushion to fall back on.

Admiral-cb > PS9 09/13/2015 at 16:52

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Not to be Debbie downer but depending on where you’re at in California, its probably not far from the realistic poverty line.

Here is the good news for you though. I started in banking back in ‘03 with no degree and making $9 an hour part time. In less than 5 years I was making over $70k. I’m not telling you this to brag because that’s not exactly a king’s ransom, but banks have a lot of potential places make money. I was lucky and in the right places at the right time but if you work hard and make the right decisions, you could easily double your income in a few years or less. The fact that you’re at a start up means you probably have even higher potential for promotion. Bust your ass and you’ll do well.

PS9 > Admiral-cb 09/13/2015 at 18:18

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Yeah obviously, you’re not going to count Tim Cook and the Kardashians as your neighbors with only $27k post tax income, but lets not pretend that you’re sitting on the doorstep of homelessness there if you’re only providing for yourself. Not being able to afford the absolute best places to live at is a far cry from not being able to afford to live anywhere at all in the United States.

davedave1111 > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 09/14/2015 at 05:05

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Yeah. I’m not sure what it means, but it’s an interesting number.

Admiral-cb > PS9 09/14/2015 at 11:06

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$27k post tax is a lot more than $27k pre tax, and in some places that would go a lot further than California. From what I gathered from the first post though is that we are talking about California.

I’m not trying to rain on any parades here by any means; the point I was trying to make is that, from my experiences, a bank is a great place to start off with a lot of potential for promotion.