But to a typical physician and the average reader of personal finance blogs geared toward the high-income professional, a $150,000 a year salary is nothing special — in fact, some would consider it to be “low income,”.
The first point worth making here is simply that you don’t get a pass on math. Whatever your income is and whatever your debt is, that’s what you have to work with. There’s no magic answer here.
Change jobs, ask for a raise, work overtime, start a side hustle, go into business for yourself, get a second job, send a spouse to work, marry someone with a great job or whatever. Lots of options.