Anonymous #3 said:

What are your goals?

Chances are: if your goals include having enough money to not have to work, having enough money so you can be lazy all day, and or having enough money to exceed your regular payments and purchases, or any combination of these then you will probably never make "boatloads of money".

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Anonymous #4 said:

Find out why you aren't getting the jobs and then work on fixing that. Go back to school if necessary. Get a degree related to your line of work which would fill an existing gap in the industry. Mechanical engineering sounds pretty broad, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Consider getting work in a high risk workplace (for example a friend of mine is an underwater welder and makes a lot of money just for the sheer danger of him literally exploding).

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I guess they are probably through networking.

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Anonymous #2 said:

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I guess they are probably through networking.

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BINGO its all in who you know.  I work construction.  I work hard for my $10 an hour.  I get about 30 hours a week, thats $300 a week.  This contractor I work for hired both his sons to help him out cause he is getting old. 

His sons make phone calls to make sure people get to the job when its their turn to do work.  They also will run here and there checking on houses, or getting an odd supply for the workers.  They go home everyday at 1:00, sometimes 2:00 and they make salary - $1,000 a week.  Is this fair?  Hell no, they dont know a damn thing, and dont do any physical work what so ever.  This is life.  Sounds cliche, but life is indeed not fair brother.

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I guess they are probably through networking.

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BINGO its all in who you know.  I work construction.  I work hard for my $10 an hour.  I get about 30 hours a week, thats $300 a week.  This contractor I work for hired both his sons to help him out cause he is getting old. 

His sons make phone calls to make sure people get to the job when its their turn to do work.  They also will run here and there checking on houses, or getting an odd supply for the workers.  They go home everyday at 1:00, sometimes 2:00 and they make salary - $1,000 a week.  Is this fair?  Hell no, they dont know a damn thing, and dont do any physical work what so ever.  This is life.  Sounds cliche, but life is indeed not fair brother.

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You could start your own business...

Anonymous #1 said:

Anonymous #3 said:

What are your goals?

Chances are: if your goals include having enough money to not have to work, having enough money so you can be lazy all day, and or having enough money to exceed your regular payments and purchases, or any combination of these then you will probably never make "boatloads of money".

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Oh quiet, you nerd. Money affords opportunities to live life more fully. How long will you guys just assume some ridiculous stance of another poster so you can make a pretentious reply?

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There were no assumptions being made, . You need to have a reason for making money to actually make big money. If you don't need it then why would you sacrifice for it? You will sacrifice if you really want it.

Anonymous #1 said:

If I am asking about how to get a great job, don't you think there is some reason I want it? I want to live without sacrificing my health working 70 hours/week. I want to travel the world. I want to have the money to start projects and businesses and see what I can do. Your assumption () is that I have no reason. And that has led us into this retarded fucking conversation.

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I have not made such an assumption, but it does appear that your were unable to comprehend what you read. I asked you what your goals are.

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Right, in a presumptuous manner...

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I want to live without sacrificing my health working 70 hours/week. I want to travel the world. I want to have the money to start projects and businesses and see what I can do.

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I want to live without sacrificing my health working 70 hours/week. I want to travel the world. I want to have the money to start projects and businesses and see what I can do.

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A high salary would make all of this more possible. So now that you see my goals, put that into your pipe, smoke it, and do your magic.

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You add a layer of complexity and ambiguity by saying you want money for projects and businesses. Some businesses can be started with no money down except the value of your labour.

not working 70 hours a week and travelling the world fit together very well, sea voyage from continent to continent is not very expensive

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Anonymous #5 said:

For me personally, I hit a sweet spot.

I make a hair over a 6 figure salary.  It's a lot for me, but not a lot compared to people I know that are lawyers, surgeons, business brokers etc.

But my job is very low stress.  I work 40 hours a week.  I travel two weeks a year on the organization's expense, I get awesome health benefits, and awesome retirement.  Including holidays, I get about 25 days vacation a year, in three years it goes up to 30-35  I can save up to close to 100 days. 

IMO it's the sweet spot between working yourself to death for a high salary.  In comparison to my surgeon friend that makes 400k a year, I don't have a lot.

But I get my weekends off.  I'll never get "called in" at 3 in the morning, I'll never kill anyone, and I won't fall off a ladder or get injured in work.  I have a small disposable income and the time to enjoy it.

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Anonymous #1 said:

And how did you get that job? I am guessing it wasn't advertised.

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