ù Quoting Rich Willbanks from a message to Ryan Bagueros  ù 
RW> Ok buddy boy, what about me?  My parents combined never made more 
RW> then $25K a year and until just recently I (me and the wife) had 
What about you? Good for you.. but anecdotes - no matter how personal they 
are 
- really don't make any difference here. 
RW> Let me ask you something, do you know how much a truck driver can 
RW> make today?  I know several who made over $50K last year.  Is that an 
RW> IT position?
Hey, you know how much an NFL player makes? That's not an IT position either. 
But take a look in the want-ads and notice what jobs are left in the 
"General" 
columns ... pretty scarce pickings.
RW> couple of months or go with out cable TV maybe even any TV at all.  
RW> but After a while you will start making more money of which you can 
RW> save some to invest.
And maybe I will. I plan on it, at least. But that doesn't change anything of 
what I'm talking about. I am lucky enough to have self-taught computer 
skills, 
and I can look in a different column in the want-ads than "general" .. before 
that, I was lucky enough that my dad's friend got me a construction job where 
I
could learn how to roof and side, which is an okay job. But it still doesn't 
change a fact that the real wage is plummeting, even a degree doesn't go as 
far
anymore, etc etc. 
RW> some companies were offering $50K+ starting, moving expenses and 
RW> signing bonuses.
Don't believe everything that you hear.
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