How did “the veterinarian who was supposed to be making $450,000 a year” not notice on his/her/its first erroneous paycheck that he/she/it was being grossly underpaid?
Some people, and I’ve known some of them, don’t look at anything. They assume their paychecks are being deposited in the bank, but they don’t look. They assume, as long as they still have blank checks, that they can use them. They keep using their credit cards until they’re declined. I don’t know how people can live that way, but they do.
Money goes into their checking account and bills are automatically paid.
As long as they live below their means they can build up quite a bit of excess cash.
They never look at their paycheck because they never see it.
The money is always just there.
Their accountant would have caught it at tax time.
What’s MOST remarkable to me is a Veterinarian making nearly half a million dollars a year.
On the other hand, I own dogs and, after many years of paying vet bills, now take my dogs to Tractor Supply vet clinic. Same impersonal service at about a third the cost. Immunizations? only the bare minimum. Dogs are healthy and my bank account is better for the decision.
I have a hard time believing “Veterinarian” was actually making $450,000 a year for being a Vet. Whole story is feeeshy.
And not balance the credit card or make a payment?