<p>i'm wanting a job where I can make 50,000-65,000 within 5 years after starting, and I dont really care if i make more than that afterwards. I'm just wanting to be able to support a family (w/ my spouse working as well) and have the essentials of life and be able to go on a few vacations, do some family stuff etc. basically, i dont want a job that has me working more than 50 hrs/week. my main skills are in writing and speaking and creativity. i'm thinking maybe journalism, publishing, or teaching. not sure. any other career ideas that give you time but you still can support a family (and it will be a large family, probably 4+ kids haha) thanks.</p>
<p>Well since you say 50,000 i am assuming that you arent going to be living in a big city (NYC,Chicago,Boston etc.). I don't think teaching pay's too well, unless you teach at a good university. Benefits are always good though.<br>
If you do journalism for top papers like chicago, New york etc, you can probably make good money. </p>
<p>I personally plan on majoring in political science and East asian studies (double major). I want to go to U of toronto or McGill, and then eventually go somewhere for a masters and PhD, either London school of economics (best bet for masters since it is a 1 year program and comes to around 30k without living, so like 50k total). Then i would like to to to either U of Chicago or Columbia (preferably columbia) to get a PhD, where i would probably work for the school as a TA so that i could get tuition decreased (and my parents will pay for the rest). I will probably come out with no debt, and after that would like to work for the UN, and be a professor at either NYU or Columbia. Marry a wife that makes good money, etc, live in NYC with 4 kids. </p>
<p>Probably wont happen, but im gonna work my @$$ off to get there. I really do want to work for CIA, FBI, DOD, UN etc (or maybe world bank) and be an IR teacher at college level.<br>
I mean, i would think that being a professor at columbia or NYU, plus working for the UN would pretty much give me the best benefits ever (well next to the president) and probably 115,000+ per year (if i were to work both). So ide basically be buying food, clothes, water,heat,rent, etc and save up a buttload for 10 or so years so i could have a good downpayment on an apartment. But if i was married, well then shorten that time (assuming my wife works and gets paid well).
I think im overplanning it, but who cares. Oh and my wife will make sushi, and i will double park whenever since i will work for the UN (tickets dont mean jack).</p>
<p>Anyway, if you get a good journalism job and are an academic (which will cost a good amount of money to get your PhD) you will probably make really good money. But don't be an academic if you dont want to.</p>
<p>If you plan on grad school, i would reccomend Northwestern (so make sure to get good grades in college so u can go there, and also get good internships).
They have amazing journalism, and great internship opportunities, so if you got a Phd there, or whatever grad degree they offer for journalism, get one so you can teach and do journalism. </p>
<p>But also, i would reccomend looking into top journalism programs and their areas, because it would obviously be nicer to go to school somewhere where you would like to get a job at and live in. But yeah, if you were to get a job say with the chicago press tribune, and be a journalism teacher at Northwestern or U of chicago, you would be making crazy bank probably. You wouldnt have to pay for insurance and all that stuff with you benefits packages, and you would probably be making enough money to support a 6 person family in downtown chicago (ide assume you would probably be making 110,000+ a year as an academic at one of those 2 schools and a good journalist for Chicago tribune). You'de be set.
As for withing 5 years after undergrad graduation, that kind of money is unlikeley. You can probably expect decent pay as a bachelor if you are a good journalist, but i think grad school is a must, especially with your interests.</p>
<p>Holy crap this was probably the longest reply i have ever posted.</p>
<p>hey thanks for all that info</p>
<p>just thought i'd add in .. you might want to consider adopting a child from a poor country. not only could you save an innocent child from a life of misery and starvation, you would also be taking a stand against overpopulation.</p>
<p>just an idea :)</p>
<p>China is wealthy, but the people arent exactly so. And wherever you adopt from, you are saving a life. Unless you are abusive. But i believe you are not.</p>