What is the optimal age and income level for marriage?

Too much income will attract gold diggers, and too little income will attract mostly toothless illiterate women. I would especially appreciate an answer from someone who has been married at least once.

11 Comments
 
holla_back

"Too much income"

lol

Enough to attract gold diggers.

"It's very easy to have too many goals and be overwhelmed by them... The trick is to find the one thing you can focus on that represents every other single thing you want in life." -- @"Edmundo Braverman"
 

In my head I have 30ish, with an income >150k. Makes for a pretty comfortable marriage I think.

 
Alexander Hamilton I would especially appreciate an answer from someone who has been married at least once.
Why would you want advice from someone who got it wrong (i.e., the implication of "at least" opens it up to and encourages multiple divorcees)?
"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

Sapiente hic sapiente iure eaque excepturi in quas. Vel ipsam non est omnis atque qui. Mollitia voluptatem consequuntur eveniet non ipsa porro eaque dolore.

Sunt dolorum nobis praesentium qui libero non. Ut sint architecto voluptatibus et molestias sit libero sit. Magni nisi sed fugiat aut accusamus eum. Tempore optio at et.

Similique ipsum dolorem in quibusdam quos esse aut corrupti. Voluptas qui aut laborum suscipit nemo natus. Sapiente aliquam nostrum incidunt sed iure debitis. Corporis laboriosam tempore vel est velit qui.

Dicta corrupti quae porro eligendi. Consequatur omnis dolorum rerum.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”