As a Journeyman wage earner with Union representation and working my freakin @ss off in a skilled tade, the best I could ever crack was 42k
I truely hope for the best for you and your family. Tradesmen are the backbone of the nation and don't get enough credit.
Only poor people hate the millionare. That's what MFM's quote was all about. Rhetoric? Bumpersticker? Call it whatever you want. MFM may be a douchebag, but he's good at self promotion, making money, rippin up mountains, nailin hot chicks, and having fun. Good for him.
Everybody makes it sound like the rich people have everything given to them. Sure, some get an inheritence, but the vast majority work their a$$ off. Over the years I've worked as property manager for many ultra rich people (worth 100 million-3.2 billion). They all went to tons of school, went deep into debt, then worked 80 hours a week if that's what it took. And the wives worked in the beginning, too. Only one of them inherited anything but he worked hard in the family cable biz. Then he took a massive risk and sunk all of his and his brothers money into a thing called cell phones in the early 80's. His entire family would be broke if that hadn't pay off.
I think most rich people I've worked for are really cool. I learn as much as possible because my goal isn't to sit at a desk till I'm 65 then collect Social Security till I die. My goal is to have fun, live an adventurous life, and retire early to spend time with my family. As one of them once told me, "it's better to work smart than work hard". Plus rich people pay better than 42K a year.