Earnings

The amount of money that you can make varies from career to career. Extra money can be useful for many things:

• Geographic flexibility — You can use additional money to live in areas with higher cost of living.
• Raising children — You can use additional money to pay the financial costs of raising children.
• Donating to charity — You can use additional money to donate to charity.
• Luxury spending — You can use additional money to buy luxury goods and experiences.
• Liquidity — You can use additional money to cover unexpected expenses (such as medical bills), or to retire early.