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Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
710K
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  12/18/25
lawyer?
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
yea
jade impertinent chapel toilet seat
  12/18/25
Biglaw?
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
Me: 842k Wife: 267K Including last year's bonus
irradiated gaming laptop
  12/18/25
Lawyers?
Bateful Cerise Idiot
  12/18/25
My wife is in-house and I lie on the internet
irradiated gaming laptop
  12/18/25
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Flirting Saffron Faggot Firefighter
  12/18/25
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abnormal cuck
  12/19/25
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  12/19/25
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180 stain
  12/19/25
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Zombie-like Spot
  12/20/25
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mentally impaired ebony house
  12/21/25
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vigorous self-absorbed step-uncle's house
  12/21/25
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Frozen Topaz Range
  12/21/25
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disturbing place of business
  12/22/25
$350kish, maybe more depending on how collections come in ov...
demanding school
  12/18/25
Trash or legal fees?
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
Picking up trash would be much more dignified
demanding school
  12/18/25
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abnormal cuck
  12/19/25
$130k in shitlaw
fear-inspiring headpube
  12/18/25
as a solo? associate? paralegal?
arousing pearly set yarmulke
  12/18/25
AssociaTTTe
fear-inspiring headpube
  12/18/25
why dont you go solo?
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
I thought shitlawyers made $60K in MFH
Histrionic internal respiration
  12/19/25
Nigger voicemail$
fear-inspiring headpube
  12/19/25
A little over $300k as an in house fag. I'm pathetic and poo...
azure contagious theater stage
  12/18/25
When I was a young Inhousemo making $250k, I thought I was t...
azure contagious theater stage
  12/18/25
To be fair, I had a 180 billion lifestyle in my late 20s and...
azure contagious theater stage
  12/18/25
you should've lateraled to $750k 10-2 100% wfh in house ages...
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  12/18/25
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  12/18/25
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Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/19/25
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  12/21/25
In house is the exit option. There are no exist options from...
abnormal cuck
  12/19/25
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racy sound barrier garrison
  12/19/25
Why is $300k paycheck to paycheck?
green base fanboi
  12/19/25
Over $400k if you add wife. After tax income: ~200k H...
azure contagious theater stage
  12/19/25
You are doing better than paycheck to paycheck.
green base fanboi
  12/19/25
you are retarded or lying because 400k with a family is not...
marvelous pink plaza
  12/20/25
I had half my income withheld for taxes. I asked what the fu...
green base fanboi
  12/21/25
286k so far. Prob will make another 15k. Wife 86k
Godawful rusted locale patrolman
  12/18/25
Does wife's post-tax salary cover the costs of childcare and...
abnormal cuck
  12/19/25
PATRIARCHY!!! Of course it doesn’t.
Stimulating Purple Police Squad
  12/19/25
Oh. So why does she work?
abnormal cuck
  12/19/25
180k. worst year in total comp since pre covid
bonkers state
  12/18/25
don't you brag about being rich?
Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/19/25
sorry to hear it but props for your candor in a thread full ...
low-t lavender macaca university
  12/19/25
me: ~$400k wife: ~$325k but i was also laid off
Exhilarant Aqua Forum International Law Enforcement Agency
  12/18/25
if u want chandler to slap u with his dick just say so
jet confused roommate brunch
  12/18/25
Very gauche to discuss. Any white people left on here?
Black halford
  12/18/25
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mustard fighting whorehouse corn cake
  12/18/25
$790K. Wife made about $15K.
green base fanboi
  12/18/25
Doing what, and why?
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
I am atty.
green base fanboi
  12/18/25
I know that, I meant your wife
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/18/25
He's an attorney. What's so complicated?
azure contagious theater stage
  12/18/25
I understand that he's an attorney
Medicated metal boistinker
  12/19/25
I understand that he's an attorney
Medicated metal boistinker
  12/19/25
I understand that he's an attorney
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
He's an attorney. What's so complicated?
Navy heaven
  12/23/25
I understand that he's an attorney
Medicated metal boistinker
  12/23/25
Over 50k. Plus I got a $150 honorarium for a talk earlier th...
startled thirsty area son of senegal
  12/18/25
I'd love to get an honorarium one day. Very prestigious.
abnormal cuck
  12/19/25
yup, I'd love to get an honorarium one day. Very prestigious...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
You joke, but I'm unironically proud of my meagre token of p...
startled thirsty area son of senegal
  12/21/25
I felt the same when I won a $100 poetry prize. In college. ...
green base fanboi
  12/22/25
Lashing out because the board writ large is mocking you for ...
startled thirsty area son of senegal
  12/22/25
? Largely? It’s five unmarried childless losers pissed...
green base fanboi
  12/22/25
I was making fun of honaria. Whatever happened to him?
aromatic menage
  12/22/25
lol I make more money than lex tp
mentally impaired ebony house
  12/21/25
Monkey driving a golf cart makes more money than that guy
green base fanboi
  12/21/25
I feel safe in this subthread
magical casino
  12/22/25
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magical casino
  12/22/25
lex how’s your dating life? jw
magical casino
  12/22/25
I only respond to such queries in old fashioned SUMMON: thre...
startled thirsty area son of senegal
  12/22/25
why are u dorks including ur wives' earnings
jet confused roommate brunch
  12/18/25
Same reason why they included what their wives harvested in ...
mustard fighting whorehouse corn cake
  12/18/25
i don't even know whether my wife has a job
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  12/19/25
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  12/19/25
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magical casino
  12/22/25
not enough.
Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/18/25
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motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib
  12/20/25
little under $6M
Swashbuckling slate nowag philosopher-king
  12/18/25
MFCR. State occupation, thank.
azure contagious theater stage
  12/18/25
271K TOPS
irradiated gaming laptop
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Appetizing tank
  12/18/25
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bonkers state
  12/18/25
sorry ur mad
Swashbuckling slate nowag philosopher-king
  12/19/25
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deranged slimy striped hyena
  12/20/25
Six figures, champ.
Trip Shivering Multi-billionaire
  12/18/25
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Flirting Saffron Faggot Firefighter
  12/18/25
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Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/18/25
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deep water buffalo theatre
  12/20/25
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Frozen Topaz Range
  12/21/25
-$184K
Magenta lay black woman
  12/18/25
I fail to see how this is relevant.
Costumed stage death wish
  12/18/25
Pre tax or post tax? Including expected tax credits, debits,...
grizzly stirring pistol
  12/18/25
holy fuck how jewish are you
Vengeful Salmon Station Newt
  12/19/25
low-200s
Bisexual main people
  12/18/25
0
know-it-all rambunctious reading party library
  12/18/25
like 2 million
Cocky resort keepsake machete
  12/18/25
$360k in tech
Burgundy chest-beating wrinkle friendly grandma
  12/19/25
Less than I want but way more than I deserve
spectacular pit
  12/19/25
I value my wife’s admiration over tax advantages. The...
Galvanic unholy ceo
  12/19/25
Shrew'd
spectacular pit
  12/19/25
lol @ this flame. Women only care about what you can buy th...
disturbing place of business
  12/19/25
She sees the tax return but not the brokerage statement. Sh...
Galvanic unholy ceo
  12/19/25
(guy playing the long game) at the same time, this is the s...
low-t lavender macaca university
  12/19/25
thank you
Galvanic unholy ceo
  12/19/25
I mean, don't rule anything out, there's something to be sai...
Fuchsia comical space
  12/19/25
Who wants to pay off my house
obsidian queen of the night cruise ship
  12/19/25
negative money (lived off debt)
Pontificating Masturbator
  12/19/25
~250, not bad but half as much as last year. :(
Fragrant kitty cat
  12/19/25
what happened
Vengeful Salmon Station Newt
  12/19/25
i made a bunch of money off of JMIA last year. ironically if...
Fragrant kitty cat
  12/19/25
if there's one thing I've learned as a solo it's that annual...
180 stain
  12/19/25
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Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/19/25
Around 1.7 which is what I made last year. I'm starting to t...
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  12/19/25
$600k as solo lolyer.
racy sound barrier garrison
  12/19/25
Closer to a tenth of that for me. Nasty health problem decim...
stubborn poppy mood
  12/20/25
~$900k
Stimulating Purple Police Squad
  12/19/25
Paying tax on about $600K, but zero earned income.
Yellow outnumbered point people who are hurt
  12/19/25
Wow.
motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib
  12/19/25
Let me know what I can do to earn about $20k from you.
Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/19/25
How many blowjobs can I get for that?
Yellow outnumbered point people who are hurt
  12/19/25
well my regular price is $20 per nut but since you're buying...
Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/19/25
That 1/3 sounds disappointing.
Yellow outnumbered point people who are hurt
  12/19/25
lol
hairraiser learning disabled native
  12/19/25
...
Sooty Big Ladyboy
  12/22/25
you guys are a bunch of studs, i'm in the 20th decile or so ...
low-t lavender macaca university
  12/19/25
the only threads on XO more full of shit than income threads...
Effete Parlor
  12/19/25
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low-t lavender macaca university
  12/19/25
I can do 12 full-extension, 13 with a bit of english on the ...
Navy heaven
  12/19/25
Lol rfk did 20pullups on video.
talented wild elastic band
  12/19/25
if i used the same form and ROM as him i could crank off lik...
misanthropic jewess
  12/19/25
Try actually doing pull-ups. You will not get much more by s...
talented wild elastic band
  12/20/25
LOL boor, his form was trash. controlled full ROM pullups fr...
Effete Parlor
  12/21/25
You sound poor
disturbing place of business
  12/19/25
but self-selection...
deep water buffalo theatre
  12/20/25
I dunno, like 10-15x the American average and also not nearl...
flickering diverse giraffe
  12/19/25
XO to young poasters, " Do NOT go to law school!" ...
beady-eyed pozpig tanning salon
  12/19/25
Survivor bias. The people from my class who didn’t sur...
flickering diverse giraffe
  12/19/25
Soo cr. Maybe half of the dudes I know about are still lawye...
spectacular pit
  12/20/25
It would be fascinating to see some actual ROI data on law s...
flickering diverse giraffe
  12/20/25
back in the day standard advice was only go to ls if you're ...
jade impertinent chapel toilet seat
  12/20/25
Only once ITE hit. Before that, Gen Xers sleepwalked off a c...
magical casino
  12/20/25
TITCR. The Bill Henderson “Bi-modal distribution of st...
flickering diverse giraffe
  12/20/25
this is correct. I started with 26 people in my summer c...
Swashbuckling slate nowag philosopher-king
  12/20/25
amazing how XO gets the top 1% of lawyers to poast here
beady-eyed pozpig tanning salon
  12/20/25
The personality that really likes it here actually thrives i...
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  12/20/25
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Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/20/25
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jade impertinent chapel toilet seat
  12/20/25
$160k. The same I made as a first year. Good thing there&r...
Zombie-like Spot
  12/19/25
I paid just under that in taxes this year
Burgundy chest-beating wrinkle friendly grandma
  12/20/25
somewhere around $220k pre-bonus. bonus will likely be shit ...
glittery foreskin market
  12/20/25
this number includes all income, not just wagecucking.
glittery foreskin market
  12/20/25
actually it might be closer to $240k. idfk i don't keep clos...
glittery foreskin market
  12/20/25
A little over a mil. “Worked” ~10 hours a week. ...
passionate balding sneaky criminal pocket flask
  12/20/25
How do you get your taxable income lower?
buck-toothed henna senate
  12/20/25
Bought a car (100% depreciation) Pay myself rent -- I own ...
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  12/20/25
Creative but nothing fraud tp
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/20/25
Tell more about paralegal. How does she bring in cases?
green base fanboi
  12/21/25
Just by being likeable and talking to people and knowing wha...
passionate balding sneaky criminal pocket flask
  12/21/25
...
green base fanboi
  12/21/25
About 1mil , I wagecucked a lot and this is my ceiling. Anyo...
talented wild elastic band
  12/20/25
425k in a litigation boutique as a non-equity “partner...
marvelous pink plaza
  12/20/25
still waiting for bonus which will be 30% of my comp
Laughsome locus
  12/21/25
it's likely going to be around $580k this year. i started th...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
That’s good. Do you have to leave a bunch of money in?...
green base fanboi
  12/21/25
at the prior firm, i bought in like $20k worth of shares. th...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
We just work hard all year then deduct costs from fees earne...
green base fanboi
  12/22/25
Looks like I peaked in 2023 at $500k and I've been earning l...
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/21/25
it's surprising to me bc i used to not give a fuck about the...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
are you hiring? can you mentor me? i really enjoyed ur saltw...
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/21/25
if i could, i would man. are you open to learning traditiona...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
i dont think i wanna learn that. do you think i can bottom f...
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/21/25
yes but i am not sure what i can pay u. can i finish in ur a...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
are you still pozzed?
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/21/25
undetectable brother
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
i guess you can finish in my ass. $50 if u can host
Exciting wagecucks generalized bond
  12/21/25
wow this is hot, let's take this off boart
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
$595k (which is like $390k after taxes)
bearded multi-colored codepig
  12/21/25
...
vigorous self-absorbed step-uncle's house
  12/21/25
Should be $1.036m with rents and assuming the lab business c...
Adventurous Rigpig Famous Landscape Painting
  12/21/25
600-800k in tech depending on stock price, haven’t rea...
Concupiscible becky
  12/21/25
180 last note
startled thirsty area son of senegal
  12/22/25
About 1.3 mil. Shitlaw boss, real estate investing and othe...
buck-toothed henna senate
  12/21/25
that is 180, very impressive. very unlikely everything wi...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
I think he has posted about her before. He’s doing a ...
green base fanboi
  12/21/25
i can't advocate for doing that, but that's just me. nobody ...
aromatic menage
  12/21/25
just do discreet affairs bro
arousing pearly set yarmulke
  12/21/25
Lol at all the poasters counting unrealized investment gains...
buck-toothed henna senate
  12/24/25
I wouldn’t include it in my headline number but I do t...
Soul-stirring Lemon Institution Jap
  12/26/25
CSLG free thread. Odd case.
Sick indian lodge
  12/22/25
Great q. Most in-housemos have no idea since most won't kno...
Frozen Topaz Range
  12/22/25
count any bonus you received in calendar 2025
jade impertinent chapel toilet seat
  12/23/25
I just started new job. Finished last shift of nights at 5am...
talented wild elastic band
  12/22/25
About $310k in W2/1099, $50k in rental profit, and I think $...
Soul-stirring Lemon Institution Jap
  12/22/25
Up $415,290. W2 wages are about 65% of that.
motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib
  12/22/25
whats the other 35%
jade impertinent chapel toilet seat
  12/23/25
cap gains
Navy heaven
  12/25/25
are we counting cap gains in what we made this year? id need...
jade impertinent chapel toilet seat
  12/25/25
I'm up like $440k now on the year.
motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib
  12/25/25
~$500k
Laughsome locus
  12/25/25


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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:48 PM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat

710K

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:50 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

lawyer?

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:54 PM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat

yea

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:55 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

Biglaw?

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:51 PM
Author: irradiated gaming laptop

Me: 842k

Wife: 267K

Including last year's bonus

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49519915)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:05 PM
Author: Bateful Cerise Idiot

Lawyers?

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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: irradiated gaming laptop

My wife is in-house and I lie on the internet

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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: Flirting Saffron Faggot Firefighter



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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:23 AM
Author: abnormal cuck



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:16 AM
Author: Vengeful Salmon Station Newt



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: 180 stain



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Date: December 20th, 2025 9:01 AM
Author: Zombie-like Spot



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:33 PM
Author: mentally impaired ebony house



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:53 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed step-uncle's house



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Date: December 21st, 2025 6:28 PM
Author: Frozen Topaz Range



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 5:50 PM
Author: disturbing place of business



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:55 PM
Author: demanding school

$350kish, maybe more depending on how collections come in over the next two weeks

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:55 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

Trash or legal fees?

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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: demanding school

Picking up trash would be much more dignified

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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:23 AM
Author: abnormal cuck



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:56 PM
Author: fear-inspiring headpube

$130k in shitlaw

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:57 PM
Author: arousing pearly set yarmulke

as a solo? associate? paralegal?

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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:35 PM
Author: fear-inspiring headpube

AssociaTTTe

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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:35 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

why dont you go solo?

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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:20 PM
Author: Histrionic internal respiration

I thought shitlawyers made $60K in MFH

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Date: December 19th, 2025 8:41 PM
Author: fear-inspiring headpube

Nigger voicemail$

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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:00 PM
Author: azure contagious theater stage

A little over $300k as an in house fag. I'm pathetic and poor.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: azure contagious theater stage

When I was a young Inhousemo making $250k, I thought I was the shit. Xoxo told me that it was the only CR goal for a lawyer. And I had no kids.

Now I'm nearing 40 and practically live paycheck to paycheck. Exit ops are SLIM.

Turns out I was a retard for going in house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520231)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:08 PM
Author: azure contagious theater stage

To be fair, I had a 180 billion lifestyle in my late 20s and early 30s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520240)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:26 PM
Author: jet confused roommate brunch

you should've lateraled to $750k 10-2 100% wfh in house ages ago, moron

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520352)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:30 PM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520383)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:56 AM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522387)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: sickened double fault crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528363)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:22 AM
Author: abnormal cuck

In house is the exit option. There are no exist options from the exit option. What do you have in mind?

This is like seeing the ship you're on in the middle of the ocean catch fire, getting into a lifeboat and rowing away, and then saying you want an exit option from the lifeboat. You're lucky to be on that lifeboat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522250)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:55 AM
Author: racy sound barrier garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522385)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: green base fanboi

Why is $300k paycheck to paycheck?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522508)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 3:05 PM
Author: azure contagious theater stage

Over $400k if you add wife.

After tax income: ~200k

Housing (vhcol area + 3 kids): ~100k

Child care: ~$50k

Add in some money to retirement and kids college, and not much left for day to day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522995)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 5:54 PM
Author: green base fanboi

You are doing better than paycheck to paycheck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523480)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 4:26 PM
Author: marvelous pink plaza

you are retarded or lying because 400k with a family is not 200k after income taxes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525980)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:25 PM
Author: green base fanboi

I had half my income withheld for taxes. I asked what the fuck and apparently we are prepaying for next quarter.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528347)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:01 PM
Author: Godawful rusted locale patrolman

286k so far. Prob will make another 15k. Wife 86k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49519951)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:23 AM
Author: abnormal cuck

Does wife's post-tax salary cover the costs of childcare and other work-related expenses (work clothes, work commute, work bag, work Starbucks, work $19 lunch salad...)?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522256)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:41 AM
Author: Stimulating Purple Police Squad

PATRIARCHY!!!

Of course it doesn’t.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522337)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:45 AM
Author: abnormal cuck

Oh. So why does she work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522351)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:04 PM
Author: bonkers state

180k. worst year in total comp since pre covid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49519965)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:57 AM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy

don't you brag about being rich?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522392)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:06 PM
Author: low-t lavender macaca university

sorry to hear it but props for your candor in a thread full of guys bullshitting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522784)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:10 PM
Author: Exhilarant Aqua Forum International Law Enforcement Agency

me: ~$400k wife: ~$325k

but i was also laid off



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49519995)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:15 PM
Author: jet confused roommate brunch

if u want chandler to slap u with his dick just say so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520019)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Black halford

Very gauche to discuss. Any white people left on here?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520082)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: mustard fighting whorehouse corn cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520207)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: green base fanboi

$790K. Wife made about $15K.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520114)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

Doing what, and why?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520142)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: green base fanboi

I am atty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520156)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:59 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

I know that, I meant your wife

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520161)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:04 PM
Author: azure contagious theater stage

He's an attorney. What's so complicated?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520202)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 1:40 PM
Author: Medicated metal boistinker

I understand that he's an attorney

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522699)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 1:43 PM
Author: Medicated metal boistinker

I understand that he's an attorney

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522705)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: aromatic menage

I understand that he's an attorney

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527326)



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Date: December 23rd, 2025 12:33 AM
Author: Navy heaven

He's an attorney. What's so complicated?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49532966)



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Date: December 23rd, 2025 2:25 PM
Author: Medicated metal boistinker

I understand that he's an attorney

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49534294)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:06 PM
Author: startled thirsty area son of senegal

Over 50k. Plus I got a $150 honorarium for a talk earlier this month. I'm fucking rich.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520223)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:24 AM
Author: abnormal cuck

I'd love to get an honorarium one day. Very prestigious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522258)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: aromatic menage

yup, I'd love to get an honorarium one day. Very prestigious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527328)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 12:49 PM
Author: startled thirsty area son of senegal

You joke, but I'm unironically proud of my meagre token of prefthige. Intangible honours are more valuable than silver or gold.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527624)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: green base fanboi

I felt the same when I won a $100 poetry prize. In college. In 1993.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531954)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:10 PM
Author: startled thirsty area son of senegal

Lashing out because the board writ large is mocking you for bragging about a discount walmart watch?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531959)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:35 PM
Author: green base fanboi

? Largely? It’s five unmarried childless losers pissed I’m buying a Rolex. One would hope there are more posters than that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531998)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:01 PM
Author: aromatic menage

I was making fun of honaria. Whatever happened to him?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49532872)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: mentally impaired ebony house

lol I make more money than lex tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528370)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:47 PM
Author: green base fanboi

Monkey driving a golf cart makes more money than that guy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528421)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: magical casino

I feel safe in this subthread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531586)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: magical casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531589)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: magical casino

lex how’s your dating life? jw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531592)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: startled thirsty area son of senegal

I only respond to such queries in old fashioned SUMMON: threads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531824)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:10 PM
Author: jet confused roommate brunch

why are u dorks including ur wives' earnings

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520253)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: mustard fighting whorehouse corn cake

Same reason why they included what their wives harvested in their annual rice harvest numbers for the past 3000 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520283)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:27 PM
Author: jet confused roommate brunch

i don't even know whether my wife has a job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520363)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: 180 stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522246)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:24 AM
Author: abnormal cuck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522259)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: magical casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531594)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:10 PM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy

not enough.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520256)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524556)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:15 PM
Author: Swashbuckling slate nowag philosopher-king

little under $6M

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520288)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:18 PM
Author: azure contagious theater stage

MFCR. State occupation, thank.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520304)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:30 PM
Author: irradiated gaming laptop

271K TOPS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520377)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: Appetizing tank



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520585)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:17 PM
Author: bonkers state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520702)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 1:55 PM
Author: Swashbuckling slate nowag philosopher-king

sorry ur mad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522735)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: deranged slimy striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525741)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:22 PM
Author: Trip Shivering Multi-billionaire

Six figures, champ.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520329)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: Flirting Saffron Faggot Firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520502)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520594)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: deep water buffalo theatre



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524786)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 6:27 PM
Author: Frozen Topaz Range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528564)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:29 PM
Author: Magenta lay black woman

-$184K

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520375)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: Costumed stage death wish

I fail to see how this is relevant.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520501)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:08 PM
Author: grizzly stirring pistol

Pre tax or post tax? Including expected tax credits, debits, write ups, write downs, etc.? Including retirement account contributions, distributions, roll overs? Including K1 returns of capital? Including present value of future earnings? Including appreciation on value of assets? Net of amortization and depreciation on those assets? Very unclear op

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520506)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: Vengeful Salmon Station Newt

holy fuck how jewish are you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522240)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: Bisexual main people

low-200s

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520548)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 6:27 PM
Author: know-it-all rambunctious reading party library

0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520555)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 8:07 PM
Author: Cocky resort keepsake machete

like 2 million

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49520858)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: Burgundy chest-beating wrinkle friendly grandma

$360k in tech

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522161)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:50 AM
Author: spectacular pit

Less than I want but way more than I deserve

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522182)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:00 AM
Author: Galvanic unholy ceo

I value my wife’s admiration over tax advantages. Therefore, I sold off my winners but held my losers so that our tax bill in April shows bigly long-term capital gains for 2025 when in reality I barely beat the index.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522192)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:03 AM
Author: spectacular pit

Shrew'd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522198)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:03 AM
Author: disturbing place of business

lol @ this flame. Women only care about what you can buy them and the lifestyle you can provide (ideally one where they don't think about money at all). Any woman autistic enough to care about big number on long term gains is going to be autistic enough to care about overall performance, not just a big number on a line. The woman you're describing does not exist.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522202)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 1:36 PM
Author: Galvanic unholy ceo

She sees the tax return but not the brokerage statement. She’ll see the big reported income but not the unrealized paper losses. She is indeed high T and autistic so she does care about the number.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522694)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: low-t lavender macaca university

(guy playing the long game)

at the same time, this is the sort of thinking that leads guys to do big ponzi schemes and then when they get found out they freak out and killself - don't do that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522791)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:59 PM
Author: Galvanic unholy ceo

thank you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522969)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:43 PM
Author: Fuchsia comical space

I mean, don't rule anything out, there's something to be said for doing high roller ponzi until found out and then whatever happens happens

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524077)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:03 AM
Author: obsidian queen of the night cruise ship

Who wants to pay off my house

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522200)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: Pontificating Masturbator

negative money (lived off debt)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522220)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Fragrant kitty cat

~250, not bad but half as much as last year. :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522245)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:22 AM
Author: Vengeful Salmon Station Newt

what happened

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522255)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:37 AM
Author: Fragrant kitty cat

i made a bunch of money off of JMIA last year. ironically if i had just held i'd be up even more today, but there's fucking way i would've survived that draw down.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522320)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:21 AM
Author: 180 stain

if there's one thing I've learned as a solo it's that annual earnings are flame.

my income fluctuated probably 400% from 2024 to 2025 but nothing really changed. money comes in at random without any reference to what "year" it is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522248)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:28 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522284)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle stag film

Around 1.7 which is what I made last year. I'm starting to think I'll never cross into the 2 million range

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522287)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:40 AM
Author: racy sound barrier garrison

$600k as solo lolyer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522333)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: stubborn poppy mood

Closer to a tenth of that for me. Nasty health problem decimated my year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525725)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 11:44 AM
Author: Stimulating Purple Police Squad

~$900k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522345)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:09 PM
Author: Yellow outnumbered point people who are hurt

Paying tax on about $600K, but zero earned income.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522793)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:17 PM
Author: motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib

Wow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522813)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 3:35 PM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy

Let me know what I can do to earn about $20k from you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523151)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Yellow outnumbered point people who are hurt

How many blowjobs can I get for that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523174)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 4:20 PM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy

well my regular price is $20 per nut but since you're buying in bulk, i can go to $15. So, 1,333.33 blowjobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523284)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 4:23 PM
Author: Yellow outnumbered point people who are hurt

That 1/3 sounds disappointing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523287)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: hairraiser learning disabled native

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523843)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 4:06 PM
Author: Sooty Big Ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531645)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: low-t lavender macaca university

you guys are a bunch of studs, i'm in the 20th decile or so itt and honestly am pretty happy about it given my in-house lifestyle

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522815)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:58 PM
Author: Effete Parlor

the only threads on XO more full of shit than income threads are max pullups in a single set threads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49522960)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 3:27 PM
Author: low-t lavender macaca university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523114)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 4:23 PM
Author: Navy heaven

I can do 12 full-extension, 13 with a bit of english on the last one, at 235 bodyweight not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523288)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 5:16 PM
Author: talented wild elastic band

Lol rfk did 20pullups on video.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523407)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 8:24 PM
Author: misanthropic jewess

if i used the same form and ROM as him i could crank off like 30+

maybe once a month i will see someone at the gym doing legit full ROM dead-hang pull-ups. the rest are kipping crossfit turds just bouncing tension off their brachials and could probably not squeeze out eight clean reps.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523780)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 2:11 PM
Author: talented wild elastic band

Try actually doing pull-ups. You will not get much more by swinging unless you also don't go more than 1/2 up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525630)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Effete Parlor

LOL boor, his form was trash. controlled full ROM pullups from a true dead hang (like required by most military testing) are substantially more difficult than what RFK and the road rules guy were doing. MTV was marginally better for form but still bad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49529038)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 6:06 PM
Author: disturbing place of business

You sound poor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523499)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: deep water buffalo theatre

but self-selection...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524790)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: flickering diverse giraffe

I dunno, like 10-15x the American average and also not nearly enough. Being working class rich fucking sucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523808)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: beady-eyed pozpig tanning salon

XO to young poasters, " Do NOT go to law school!"

*rubs hands togther*

"But I made 750k last year!!!!!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523866)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 9:08 PM
Author: flickering diverse giraffe

Survivor bias. The people from my class who didn’t survive ITE probably have a very different perspective than I do.

And how many times when your friends kid asks you about going to law school do they sit down and tell you about their 158 LSAT / 3.4 GPA and grand dreams of going to Drexel and getting in at Dechert or Morgan Lewis. Maybe Drinker if they’ve got some sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523884)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 8:23 AM
Author: spectacular pit

Soo cr. Maybe half of the dudes I know about are still lawyers. Way less than half of the women.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524660)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 11:14 AM
Author: flickering diverse giraffe

It would be fascinating to see some actual ROI data on law school classes over time. I got a good return on mine, but yea all of the people who drop out of/evolve away from the profession would almost certainly have been better off not going $300k into debt (above and beyond undergrad) in their early 20s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525097)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat

back in the day standard advice was only go to ls if you're going to a t14

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525701)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: magical casino

Only once ITE hit. Before that, Gen Xers sleepwalked off a cliff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525737)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 5:59 PM
Author: flickering diverse giraffe

TITCR. The Bill Henderson “Bi-modal distribution of starting lawyer salaries” scholarship was explosive at the time, and for good reason. It only came out in like 2008 and the blog it was on has been lost to time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49526155)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: Swashbuckling slate nowag philosopher-king

this is correct.

I started with 26 people in my summer class.

Of my summer class only two are partners at law firms - me and another guy I hired back to work for me as a W2 partner.

Two other guys have their own law firms but makes like 300k-500kyr

three others are in-house

All others are somewhere other than law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524780)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 10:49 AM
Author: beady-eyed pozpig tanning salon

amazing how XO gets the top 1% of lawyers to poast here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525050)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib

The personality that really likes it here actually thrives in law practice too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525106)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 11:27 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525129)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525700)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 9:10 PM
Author: Zombie-like Spot

$160k. The same I made as a first year. Good thing there’s been no inflation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49523890)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 2:58 PM
Author: Burgundy chest-beating wrinkle friendly grandma

I paid just under that in taxes this year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525732)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 8:29 AM
Author: glittery foreskin market

somewhere around $220k pre-bonus. bonus will likely be shit this year, however.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524680)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 8:30 AM
Author: glittery foreskin market

this number includes all income, not just wagecucking.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524683)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 8:32 AM
Author: glittery foreskin market

actually it might be closer to $240k. idfk i don't keep close track of how much i make altogether; i focus on how much i save. won't know the exact number until i do taxes probably.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49524686)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 3:11 PM
Author: passionate balding sneaky criminal pocket flask

A little over a mil. “Worked” ~10 hours a week. Pay taxes on much less.

Depositing 400k in fees first week of January too.

Solo PI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525770)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: buck-toothed henna senate

How do you get your taxable income lower?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525966)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 4:37 PM
Author: passionate balding sneaky criminal pocket flask

Bought a car (100% depreciation)

Pay myself rent -- I own office building

Office building depreciation/property taxes

Did a lot of work to the office building. New AC/Furniture. I fully renovated it a couple years ago for like 200k. All adds value to property and gets written off.

like 75k in meals and travel

Gas

Health Insurance

Mortgage interest home/office

I prepay whatever expenses I can for the next year -- car insurance, ad spend, web marketing, etc.

~150k in staff salaries. Paralegal always pays for herself by bringing in cases so I don't really count that. I'm sending a demand on a DUI wreck she brought in in January for $1 mil.

Creative but nothing fraud.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49526021)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 6:02 PM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

Creative but nothing fraud tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49526159)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 11:28 AM
Author: green base fanboi

Tell more about paralegal. How does she bring in cases?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527453)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: passionate balding sneaky criminal pocket flask

Just by being likeable and talking to people and knowing what she's talking about. Lots of family members. She's probably brought in $1 mil in fees since she started with me ~8 years ago. I bought her a car last year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528026)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: green base fanboi



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528065)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: talented wild elastic band

About 1mil , I wagecucked a lot and this is my ceiling. Anyone who has 5mil networth can make over 10%/yr in qqq and pay much lesser than I.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525872)



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Date: December 20th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: marvelous pink plaza

425k in a litigation boutique as a non-equity “partner”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49525997)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:03 AM
Author: Laughsome locus

still waiting for bonus which will be 30% of my comp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527285)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: aromatic menage

it's likely going to be around $580k this year. i started the year as an equity partner where i got a monthly draw, then moved in april to a firm where i'm a nonequity partner. i forget exactly how much my equity payout for 2024 was, but i think it'll come in around 580.

next year, with my origination bonus for 2025, comp should be around 610-650. not sure what this place is doing with my base for next year, but it better go up because i had $1.8m in originations in 9 months.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527322)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:31 AM
Author: green base fanboi

That’s good. Do you have to leave a bunch of money in? Is it pretax. Do you get your accountant to withhold tax?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527331)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: aromatic menage

at the prior firm, i bought in like $20k worth of shares. they returned that to me after i left, but it had increased to like $45k. i figured they were gonna just keep my money. this was all w-2 income with withholdings done. that firm is set up so that everyone is a "shareholder" and employee of the firm it isn't a partnership. when i was in biglaw, when i made partner i got paid on a k-1 basis, which fucking blew.

i'm eligible for equity at this firm at the end of 2026, and i will make it no question. the money i have in the pipeline would be enough originations for 2026 to qualify because the threshold is pretty low here. even if my book implodes in january, i'll have enough.

equity formula, i understand, looks something like: 40% of your "working attorney" number plus 20% of originations, plus something for being a "good firm citizen." i'm filling a need this firm desperately needs - despite having a bunch of labor attorneys, they are entertainment labor lawyers, which means they don't do ANY NLRB litigation or collective bargaining. all they do is interpret 600-page CBAs that were negotiated decades ago and are renegotiated by some employer association. so i guess they will do something for me to reflect that.

if my book in 2027 looks like it does right now, i'd make $1,080,000 or so my first year as an equity partner. this firm is an actual partnership, unfortunately, so i will have to start my own corporation or some kind of bullshit and pay way more in taxes.

we have a dood in my office who sues foreign govts for terrorist acts and brings in like 20 million a year, and that apparently winds up being a windfall to all the equity partners.

all firms should be set up as companies, this partnership stuff sucks ass.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527344)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 4:27 PM
Author: green base fanboi

We just work hard all year then deduct costs from fees earned and whatever is left we split between each other based on ownership proportion. So if we had 4 million in profit and if I have a 25 percent interest then I get a million, less whatever I’ve been taking out to live on during the year. Say $200k for that.

It’s complicated by the need to leave some of that money in operations for the following year because we don’t take loans for that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531713)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

Looks like I peaked in 2023 at $500k and I've been earning less each year and next year I am really gonna be down big, meanwhile you keep going up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527341)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: aromatic menage

it's surprising to me bc i used to not give a fuck about the business side of law. i've always been regarded as really good at what i do, but kind of an oddball and oblivious to biz dev, etc.

when i was in biglaw, an of counsel i hung around with always told me that if i sobered up and quit doing drugs/drinking 24/7, i could have a big book. turns out he was right ($2m is big for me, anyway, and i never thought i'd have anything like this.)

you're doing great brother, anything over 300k is really good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527346)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:42 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

are you hiring? can you mentor me? i really enjoyed ur saltwater tank threading and miss it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527349)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: aromatic menage

if i could, i would man. are you open to learning traditional labor law?

i'll be saltthreading again soon. we moved out of our house in august to do a renovation. i have to run over there every few days to feed the fish and maintain the tank. it's 120.

we should be moving back in within a couple weeks and i will resume tank threading and maybe throw in some home renovation threading.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527357)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:49 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

i dont think i wanna learn that. do you think i can bottom for u instead?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527369)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:50 AM
Author: aromatic menage

yes but i am not sure what i can pay u. can i finish in ur ass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527372)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 11:22 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

are you still pozzed?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527430)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 11:23 AM
Author: aromatic menage

undetectable brother

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527434)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 11:26 AM
Author: Exciting wagecucks generalized bond

i guess you can finish in my ass. $50 if u can host

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527443)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 11:36 AM
Author: aromatic menage

wow this is hot, let's take this off boart

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527490)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: bearded multi-colored codepig

$595k (which is like $390k after taxes)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527325)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:53 PM
Author: vigorous self-absorbed step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528452)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 10:35 AM
Author: Adventurous Rigpig Famous Landscape Painting

Should be $1.036m with rents and assuming the lab business collects as projected in December. The first over $1m year ever, bros.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527340)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Concupiscible becky

600-800k in tech depending on stock price, haven’t really checked

30hr/week

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527544)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:09 PM
Author: startled thirsty area son of senegal

180 last note

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49532880)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: buck-toothed henna senate

About 1.3 mil. Shitlaw boss, real estate investing and other entrepreneurial activities.

It's a great blessing, and things have blown up fast over the last few years after years of toil. Last year was about 500k, 300k before that, lower for many years before that. This is a result of sustained business building, not one big settlement that won't be replicated.

However, this is a very risky seat to be sitting in. I'm a target in a wide variety of ways that I didn't anticipate, and everything could vanish at any moment. I am trying to take chips off the table and put them into safer assets where I can. But that's not easy to do.

Also, there is a hard, fairly low ceiling on my happiness because of my marriage to an angry, bitter woman who gets mad if she sees me enjoying myself. I don't want to divorce her for family reasons, but matters may come to a head in 2026.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49527645)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: aromatic menage

that is 180, very impressive.

very unlikely everything will implode immediately. just plow like $2m into index funds over time and max out retirement accounts. that's what i'm doing. wife and i currently have close to $3m in retirement accounts and if i get to $2m in taxable, i won't worry at all about my book blowing to pieces.

but honestly, you will probably continue doing well so don't worry.

on the marriage, you should try to save it if you think it's salvageable, but if it really is far gone then you should split up. don't stay together for money. but don't be so fast to peace out. maybe if she knows you are putting your foot down, she will knock off her bullshit. maybe not, but you should give it a shot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528240)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: green base fanboi

I think he has posted about her before. He’s doing a mitzvah staying w her for the kids sake.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528342)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: aromatic menage

i can't advocate for doing that, but that's just me. nobody should ever do what i did and blow up a good marriage just because they're doing mounds of cocaine and strange pussy, but i also don't believe that you should stay if your relationship is in the shitty and not recoverable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528390)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:30 PM
Author: arousing pearly set yarmulke

just do discreet affairs bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49528356)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:21 PM
Author: buck-toothed henna senate

Lol at all the poasters counting unrealized investment gains to come up with their headline numbers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49538515)



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Date: December 26th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Lemon Institution Jap

I wouldn’t include it in my headline number but I do think it’s good to note.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49540547)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: Sick indian lodge

CSLG free thread. Odd case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531487)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:03 PM
Author: Frozen Topaz Range

Great q. Most in-housemos have no idea since most won't know bonuses for a bit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531946)



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Date: December 23rd, 2025 8:06 AM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat

count any bonus you received in calendar 2025

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49533223)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:28 PM
Author: talented wild elastic band

I just started new job. Finished last shift of nights at 5am and today at 9am started new job. Tomorrow will go for a swim before work.. but so far it doesn't seem like it's that easy. But as long as I get to take a 30minute run for lunch plus actually eat another 30 mins it might be a step up from working nights. Bit hourly rate is also lower.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49531986)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:05 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Lemon Institution Jap

About $310k in W2/1099, $50k in rental profit, and I think $470k or so in gains (mostly unrealized) and dividends.

Haven’t done the taxes yet though, will report back later.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49532876)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:08 PM
Author: motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib

Up $415,290. W2 wages are about 65% of that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49532879)



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Date: December 23rd, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat

whats the other 35%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49533222)



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Date: December 25th, 2025 9:02 PM
Author: Navy heaven

cap gains

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49539832)



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Date: December 25th, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: jade impertinent chapel toilet seat

are we counting cap gains in what we made this year? id need to revise my number

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811768&forum_id=2,#49540017)



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Date: December 25th, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: motley anal bawdyhouse shitlib

I'm up like $440k now on the year.

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Date: December 25th, 2025 6:55 AM
Author: Laughsome locus

~$500k

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