I'm wondering if there are any high income earners among us INFJs. I'm currently not one but I would think
psychologists would do pretty well.
psychologists would do pretty well.
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I just want enough money to pay off my debts and enjoy a little of life. Pah. Also, psychologists don't really make that much. Psychiatrists, sure; they're medical doctors. But practicing psychologists with PhDs at most may make $80k per year.
I feel like if I made 80K, I would feel pretty wealthy.
But then as income goes up, so do expenses!
I think if an INFJ was earning that amount of money, it would probably be by accident - like an author or actor, or artist who had just been very successful. A true INFJ would probably end up giving most of it away anyway. Our dna is just not about grabbing the cash, it's about contributing and making a difference to help others. I just don't see INFJs being motivated by money the way some types are, however hard working or intellectually capable they are. The only thing I regret about not having more money is A) not being able to help others more than I do and B) not being able to give my children a better start in life.
However I think it would be bad for them to have life handed to them - they need to work and learn the value of things beyond a cash price imho.
Making a viable career in writing, acting or any other art form doesn't happen by accident. Neither does success in any.
Ok you are right, I did not express that well. What I meant is that the financial success would not really be the key driver or motivation for an INFJ. I would see that as being a by-product. INFJ's do rise to prominence in all kinds of fields, not just the arts, I just think it unlikely that financial gain would be their aim, so they are probably less likely to follow routes that take them to higher earnings than other types. If they did, it will probably be the pursuit of a different measure of success than monetary rewards.
I think an INFJ author would much rather write a really great book, that received artistic/critical acclaim than an average book that made a lot of money.
I feel this is a misconception of the INFJ that money has no place. In order to make the best you need to fund it, so in order to make the very best an INFJ would understand the long term need for cash to fund a project or idea. Also if business inclined, it would be based on a qualitative market which can have much higher return longterm. Money as a motivator however is a whole different thing.
Legitimate point: Earnings mean almost nothing unless you are making seven figures. Also, even if you are earning six figures you're probably still spending close to half your income on housing like a moron. The only thing that is actually important is how much (by which I mean how little) you are spending on housing and food which are the two biggest expenses. If you can save $600-700/mo every month it does not matter what your income bracket is, you are winning but still not beating the master race. You will never catch up because they were born into it and already have stockpiles of money set aside working for them while they do nothing but babysit it. The best chance you have of class mobility is through extremely diligent work creating your own business while living in a hut and eating ramen for a decade or two and being a fucking hardcore badass which just isn't everyone's cup of tea. Then you can enjoy your wealth for a few years in your old age until you die and your progeny inherit your empire, giving them a leg up, assuming they also have the ability of not being a huge dumb dumb and ruining your life's work within a few years, which is pretty likely.
TL;DR: If you weren't born in the upper class, get comfy or kill yourself for your children. The world is a dumb place.
Social Mobility sometimes moves down rather than up so you know, don't get too comfy either.
http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/youre-born-it-america
If I was making 7 figures I wouldnt tell anyone online. Thats asking for issues that just seem so unnecessary.
crickets.
I read that INFJ women have the greatest wage gap of all the personalities, making 87% of men in similar position. I will say that I have never and probably will never ask for a raise.