Hello all,
I am a 30 year old watchmaker in Philadelphia, PA and I have some questions about a possible job opportunity and how much I should be looking for in an offer. Income: 60k/yr salary + ~ 3500/yr sidework Expenses: rent-625/mo workshop 340/mo student loan payments 1500/mo consumables 400/mo Debts: Student loan 1: 57,500 @ 8% fixed Student loan 2: 26,500 @ 5.5 var Student loan 3 (federal): 24,900 @ 6%
I am talking with a tech startup in Seattle, WA and it seems that an equivalent salary is around 80k? I have very low bills outside of student loans as I have a very quiet lifestyle that has me spending my time in my workshop learning woodworking and furthering my machining knowledge. I often feel quite overwhelmed with my debt but I think that though this move to a much more expensive city comes with some risk though the possibility of paying down my debts more quickly as they are fixed and would be a smaller percent of my income seems to be a good choice. I have a BSc. in a related field to the tech company and they are looking for a technical person to do manufacture and assembly. What is a reasonable asking wage? I know I need to refinance my loans, and would also appreciate leads on good companies to deal with. My credit score is 'very good' at just shy of 800.
Submitted April 20, 2019 at 09:38PM by thisguyisahippy http://bit.ly/2veQPSl
