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Do most UPS jobs pay enough to support a family of four?
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<blockquote data-quote="scratch" data-source="post: 1059420" data-attributes="member: 1674"><p>I have been able to support my family of four on just my full time job. We struggled at first because we used to spend money on things that we didn't need. My wife found out in 1996 that she is just about legally blind, so nobody will hire her. She will sometimes work as a substitute teacher for the local school system, because they are so desperate to hire people for the lousy pay. We live in a small house we had built 26 years ago. We don't drive expensive cars, my Chevy pickup is ten years old and going strong, she drives a 2008 Ford Escape. The oldest son is through college, the youngest is in his Senior year at Ga. Tech. We don't take expensive vacations, maybe we will go to the beach for four or five days once a year. I just recently bought a 51 inch Samsung TV, I thought I was just about the last person in the world that had an old 25 inch. Not much worth watching on there anyways....</p><p></p><p>But, saying all that, I do put away some for retirement. I have my 401K, a little in an IRA and mutual funds. I recently got rid of a lot of credit card dept, I should be completely out of that by Spring. I am consolidating my first and second mortgage, I am closing on a 2.75% loan at 8 AM with an attorney before I go into work. I am currently getting myself in the position where I hope that I can retire from UPS in 28 months. I want to stay out of my savings completely, maybe I will get a part time job or try to start up a small side business to do that. </p><p></p><p>I think that as a society we waste so much. We don't need a good bit of the things that we spend money on. The four smart phones, cable TV, and high-speed internet in my house cost me about $380 a month. Thats a car note right there. I don't run out and try to buy the latest gadgets that come out. I have learned over the years that I have to be happy with the things that I have. I am lucky to have a good paying job where I am better off than most of the people that I deliver to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scratch, post: 1059420, member: 1674"] I have been able to support my family of four on just my full time job. We struggled at first because we used to spend money on things that we didn't need. My wife found out in 1996 that she is just about legally blind, so nobody will hire her. She will sometimes work as a substitute teacher for the local school system, because they are so desperate to hire people for the lousy pay. We live in a small house we had built 26 years ago. We don't drive expensive cars, my Chevy pickup is ten years old and going strong, she drives a 2008 Ford Escape. The oldest son is through college, the youngest is in his Senior year at Ga. Tech. We don't take expensive vacations, maybe we will go to the beach for four or five days once a year. I just recently bought a 51 inch Samsung TV, I thought I was just about the last person in the world that had an old 25 inch. Not much worth watching on there anyways.... But, saying all that, I do put away some for retirement. I have my 401K, a little in an IRA and mutual funds. I recently got rid of a lot of credit card dept, I should be completely out of that by Spring. I am consolidating my first and second mortgage, I am closing on a 2.75% loan at 8 AM with an attorney before I go into work. I am currently getting myself in the position where I hope that I can retire from UPS in 28 months. I want to stay out of my savings completely, maybe I will get a part time job or try to start up a small side business to do that. I think that as a society we waste so much. We don't need a good bit of the things that we spend money on. The four smart phones, cable TV, and high-speed internet in my house cost me about $380 a month. Thats a car note right there. I don't run out and try to buy the latest gadgets that come out. I have learned over the years that I have to be happy with the things that I have. I am lucky to have a good paying job where I am better off than most of the people that I deliver to. [/QUOTE]
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