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The Rich Life: Thriving on a Musician’s Income

September 18, 2018 By Bryan Holten Leave a Comment

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What does the rich life mean to you?

Imagine one person—let’s call her Bonnie—who earns $80,000 per year (including benefits) at a job that requires 40 hours per week. Bonnie commutes in rush hour traffic for 3 out of 5 days each week, and works at home the other two days.

Imagine another person—let’s call him Charlie—who earns $40,000 per year, but in a job that averages only 20 hours per week. Charlie works a variety of jobs close to home, usually without the hustle of rush hour.

Bonnie and Charlie earn roughly the same amount per hour, but which of these two people lives the richer life?

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Filed Under: Philosophy, Technique/How-To Tagged With: budgeting, quality of life, saving money

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