Your Dreams Are All Dead

• $100,000 isn’t that much anymore, says BankRate. “The overwhelming majority of Americans still look up to a $100,000 income, but the expectations of what comes with that income are rapidly slumping.”

• Making partner at a law firm isn’t always a big payday, and “it is not uncommon to make partner and not see a bump in guaranteed pay at all,” says Above the Law.

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