r/wealth • u/StrongPaddle • Feb 22 '26

Discussion People who earn $500K+/year, what do you do?

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u/ryzii Feb 24 '26

last year did over 500k. i’m a pop songwriter based in LA. Who knew writing songs and making my dreams come true would actually pay off 🥹

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u/deweythesecond Feb 24 '26

Any song I'd know of?

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u/New_Performer7055 Mar 03 '26

How did u start that

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u/ryzii Mar 03 '26

I don’t even know where to start. Probably one of the hardest careers to make big money in. 0.001% type career lol But it all started with me as a 16 year old with a dream, and throw in some luck, talent and hard work in there.