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What careers make you rich?

13 replies

pweo · 03/07/2024 22:09

I don't mean super rich, just say a £3mil house, £1mil holiday home, a rental portfolio, no money worries?

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ashiningbeaconinspace · 03/07/2024 22:24

Bank robbery?

Cangar · 03/07/2024 22:25

Premier league footballer?

katebushh · 03/07/2024 22:36

Something skilled that not many people can or will do.

howdydude · 03/07/2024 22:56

pweo · 03/07/2024 22:09

I don't mean super rich, just say a £3mil house, £1mil holiday home, a rental portfolio, no money worries?

This is super rich!!

Opalfleur2026 · 03/07/2024 23:03

pweo · 03/07/2024 22:09

I don't mean super rich, just say a £3mil house, £1mil holiday home, a rental portfolio, no money worries?

My parents have all of that except family home, their home is easily worth £4 million

Mum is senior manager at a bank (she started out as an auditor with big 4), dad has a property development business (started with a rich guy he met as an engineer).

Their housing situation however is because my dad got on the property ladder early and bought with his parents... it's not just your career, it's also your decisions outside your career and a lot of luck and most importantly having a like minded accomplished spouse. My sister and I were regular happy children (no SEN) and my grandparents provided unlimited childcare so my parents could go all the way in whatever they did..

BingoMarieHeeler · 03/07/2024 23:04

howdydude · 03/07/2024 22:56

This is super rich!!

It’s really not - if that’s super rich then what is bezos?

BingoMarieHeeler · 03/07/2024 23:06

pweo · 03/07/2024 22:09

I don't mean super rich, just say a £3mil house, £1mil holiday home, a rental portfolio, no money worries?

Finance, tech, property? But equally you can do all those things and never get rich. Start ups where you have shares and the company takes off but obviously that’s hard to engineer. A lot of it is luck. (Yes yes, as well as hard work…)

Candlesandmatches · 03/07/2024 23:12

Footballer, actuary. 2 high earners in a marriage. Working in finance or business - so corporate. In head office. Successful fashion designer or entrepreneur maybe.
Even so if starting from scratch you will need to save in the early years, no expensive holidays or wedding, no designer items. Invest wisely. With some luck as well.
Study hard, work all hours and probably do extra exams eg CFA while also working full time. Even then you probably won’t have as much as you state in you OP
And you may live in fear of being made redundant and losing it all. Most people who are senior in the business world are a bit messed up personally- in my opinion anyway.
Here endith my Ted talk

Alicewinn · 03/07/2024 23:14

Property, entrepreneurship, tech

SpindleyDindley · 03/07/2024 23:25

WTF is super rich in your world? Owning a medium size island?

Monkeybutt1 · 03/07/2024 23:34

My dad's best friend is this rich, he owned a property development company, worked very hard most of his life, lots of long hours and stress then sold it for millions.

Starseeking · 03/07/2024 23:44

The people I know like that are partners in law firms, professional practice firms (tax, audit corporate finance) or investment bankers.

It also helps to get there more easily if there are two of you in a couple earning similar amounts, and you both started investing in property in the 90's-early 2000's.

Peoneve · 03/07/2024 23:56

2 high earners
As above- Big 4 auditor then into financial services

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