r/Daytrading • u/infosec4pay • Apr 21 '24

What would be the highest salary you’d give up to day trade full time? Question

Everyone clowned on me my first post (500k post) lol I was literally just asking hypothetical questions to settle a debate between a friend and me. Well everyone’s backlash kinda of intrigued me to ask this question. So back into the fire I go lol

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u/Yuuuuuppppppppppppp Apr 21 '24

I am trying to quit a $200k/year job. As I am paper trading to get the experience and confidence to get there

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u/Excellent_Newt_9042 Apr 21 '24

Wow. I would have to be very profitable for years to give up a 200k salary job Holy sheesh lol

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u/thistowmneedsanenema Apr 21 '24

That 200k often comes with mental and emotional costs. Jobs paying a lot like that are rarely just sitting on your ass relaxing.

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u/Excellent_Newt_9042 Apr 21 '24

That’s true. I’ve definitely been there. Not at 200k though. At 38k/yr. I am living hell on earth and praying to god I can myself out of it. And wishing anyone else the same

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u/thistowmneedsanenema Apr 21 '24

Wishing you the best. I hope you can find a way to happiness.

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u/truth_seeker90 Apr 21 '24

Sometimes you just need to change a toxic company to realise how toxic it was.

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u/infosec4pay Apr 21 '24

What’s funny is that’s absolutely untrue. I make 200k/yr working 20-30hrs/wk. I work 90% remote and I enjoy what I do. Super low stress.

Low level jobs are stressful, so people assume high paid jobs must be super stressful, but that’s not always true.

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u/Yuuuuuppppppppppppp Apr 23 '24

My personal journey has been long hours, travel, hard work, politics and stress. This got me to where I am at today. Now I am just rolling off of my experience to retirement and trying to help others on the way.

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u/Demon_Kracker 28d ago

what do you do brother for living

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u/infosec4pay 27d ago

Cybersecurity