[Vermont Lt]

Tell him he is “successful” when he makes enough to stop paying Social security.

That was a happy day when it first happened to me. I had no idea that was possible and called payroll. The payroll woman laughed and told me it was cute that I made that much salary, yet knew so little.

I showed her by getting to that point in March the next year.

[SamAdams76]

When it first started happening to me, it was in the Christmas season and I like having the extra spending money that time of year. Each year it would come a little sooner and last year it was in August. Maxing out the FICA tax is as good an indication as any that you are doing well financially.

This year, due to the pandemic, my bonuses are less, so I might have to wait until October to max out my FICA.