Here’s How to Be Wealthy on a Low Salary
“Focus on making more money instead of being a tightarse with a budget tracker”
My career goal was to become a Wall Street tycoon.
LOL. Why? I wanted their big, fat, juicy salary. I tried to get a job, on the trading floor of the bank I worked at, with zero finance degree.
This is usually impossible.
Most Wall Street-style jobs on the trading floor require a finance degree, great math skills, and a killer network.
I had none of that.
After the first job interview — that would give me access to stockbrokers — I got no reply. I assumed it was because I didn’t have a finance degree.
I rang the hiring manager. He gave me no actionable feedback other than “you seemed extremely nervous and should work on that.”
One year went by. Another colleague I worked with got a job in the same trading floor team. She had a stunning resume and multiple degrees.
“Hey, given this guy I interviewed with is now your boss, can you snoop around and see why I never got the job?”
Two weeks later she tells me what the hiring manager says…
