Friends : who has more money ?

Let's see.

Ross is a PhD Professor at NYU. He probably makes around 50k-60k a year. Also he and Chandler are the older ones, so they have been working longer. However he has two children plus he probably pays alimony to Susan. I say he's probably worth around $15,000

Chandler has some college degree (unknown) and shares rent with Joey (that helps a lot). He's definitely the most savy when it comes to money, so I say he's probably around the low six figures or high five figures. Probably around $100,000

Monica is a chef and shares rent with Rachael. She's definitely bad with money. She's probably around $8,000

Rachael same as above but with a kid. Maybe $4,000?

Phoebe is street wise and she inherited money from her grandma. She's probably around $50,000

Joey struggles the whole series. He's probably worth $1,000

it varied, Do you mean at the end, or the beginning, or the middle? When?

monica was earning good money in the beginning, because in the episode where three of them are upset because the others want them to do things they can'ta fford, Monica is one of the three who are better off. What she is earning by the end i don't know, i lost track of what exactly she was doing.

rachel was a waitress to begin with, and presumably not earning a lot. but then she got a job in fashion so she would presuambly be earning quite good money doing that, certainly more than 4,000.

Joey's cAreer goes up and down, he was earning good money when he was in the soap, again i don't know what he was doing by the end.

Phoebe was a masseur, wasn't she? i don't really know how much they earn, but she is one of the three who is not well off in the episode mentioned above.

I dont think he pays alimony, he pays child support but seeing that it was her "fault" the marriage ended, there is no point in him paying alimony.



but they hung him anyway.
Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.

Kyumonryu wrote:

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he pays child support

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I have never seen any indication that Ross pays child support to Carol.

If you have evidence that he does, please present it, preferably by copying and pasting from a transcript.

Carol does not ask Ross for anything. She says that he can be as involved or uninvolved as he wants. I don't believe that there is ever any mention of money.

That is one of the reasons I believe Carol got pregnant on purpose, that she does not ask Ross for anything. It is striking that Carol doesn't.

You cannot just assume because that is what would usually happen that it happens here even though we are never told. The omission is significant.

Season 3, episode 4, minute 17, second 12 to 37. They discuss his child support and that he pays it.

Youre welcome.

but they hung him anyway.
Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.

Kyumonryu wrote:

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Season 3, episode 4, minute 17, second 12 to 37. They discuss his child support and that he pays it.

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Something strange seems to be going on. Maybe it's just me, but I've been through that transcript twice now, and I cannot find that. I have searched for every instance of "Carol," and I still don't find it.

Here is a link to the transcript: www.uncutfriendsepisodes.tripod.com/season3/304uncut.htm

Do you think that you could copy and paste what you are talking about.

I get an 403 error

but they hung him anyway.
Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.

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I get an 403 error

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Try it now. I should've checked that it was working.

404 page not found

but they hung him anyway.
Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.

Bizarre. When I substitute "http://" for "www." the link works, but then it reverts back to www which doesn't work.

I suggest that you copy and paste http://uncutfriendsepisodes.tripod.com/season3/304uncut.htm

I have had problems like that in the past but not recently.

Kyumonryu

Have you managed to access the transcript?

Do you find any discussion of child support there?

Do you have any theory to account for the discrepancy between your very specific location of such a discussion, and the fact that it is not in the complete transcript?

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Do you find any discussion of child support there?

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nope

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Do you have any theory to account for the discrepancy between your very specific location of such a discussion, and the fact that it is not in the complete transcript?

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Yeah, I would assume its based on me being an a$$. I usually dont troll people, and I pretty much regreted it right after I posted it. You guys (friends board) dont deserved to be trolled, I guess I spent too much time on boards like The sopranos, Game of thrones and the walking dead


So for clarification:
It was never stated, you were absolutely right with your assessment.


but they hung him anyway.
Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.

Okay, I read the whole transcript and there's not a single line where they discuss child support. Just Ross trying to get Ben to love GI Joe instead of Barbie.

to the OP: where does it say that Phoebe inherited money from her grandmother? She got the apartment, yes, but I don't remember any mention of money.

Baba270797

Thank you. I sure couldn't find it, and that left me very confused. Those are the uncut scripts. The dialogue that was not in the original television broadcast is in red.

In blue mostly :-) I've known that site for quite some time, it's great for references and other stuff. I've had it in my bookmarks since I don't know when, so I could access the episode without using the link. I guess the OP must be imagining things. At best.

Baba270797 wrote:

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In blue mostly :-)

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You are, of course, right.

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I guess the OP must be imagining things. At best.

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He claimed that it was in the video, not a transcript. I hope he will get back to us.

What assets do Rachel and Joey even have?

"When life gives you lemons"
Jessica D: sleep with their fathers and have secret lemon children

Joey didn't struggle from like season 6 on. He actually became reasonably successful. He had a starring role on Days of Our Lives, which while it wouldn't pay a fortune would provide a steady income at least. He was the lead on that cop and robot show, and even though it got cancled quickly he would still get paid for the episodes he was in, and possibly for the whole cancelled season depending on his contract. And he was in several movies later in the show that seemed to be successful. He wasn't loaded but he had some money.

I'm going to take a guess. I'm taking into consideration each person's highest earning time, so all will be varied.

Ross
Chandler
Monica
Rachel
Joey
Phoebe

I'm probably terribly off, but am confident with the last three's order. Once Monica became a head chef, she had to have been making a ton. Chandler, being a business man in New York, would've made a lot. And it was always the feeling Ross made the most.

Once Rachel began working at Ralph Lauren, she was probably making a pretty penny. Joey and Phoebe's earnings had to have been so random, even when Joey was on DOOL.

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ChicagoStyleSports wrote:

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Once Monica became a head chef, she had to have been making a ton.

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Anyone who watches Chopped knows that chefs of her status are very poorly paid and work very long hours for it.

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Chandler, being a business man in New York, would've made a lot.

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Chandler is not a businessman. He works in a tactical capacity at a profit-making company.

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Joey and Phoebe's earnings had to have been so random,

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Phoebe's earnings depends on her developing a group of regular clients and being willing to work a lot. Potentially, she makes as much as any of them.

Alright, so I became super curious about your question so I did some calculations. Now I'm going to provide figured for the end of show because at that time everyone has really worked their way up in their career. These are average salaries for a person in each career position.

Rachel Green (Senior Buyer at Ralph Lauren)

$70,000-$80,000

Monica Geller (Head Executive Chef)
$70,000

Ross Geller (Paleontologist/Professor)
$60,000-average salary to Paleontology professor (However, Ross first started working at the museum and according to the show, he saves and invests a lot of his money. Plus, he does research on the side so he could make up to $100,000)

Chandler Bing (Junior Copywriter)
$30,000 (BIG HOWEVER, Chandler was an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation for about 8 years. He had been promoted through the years and held a position of authority. Plus he was really good about his money and saving it. So essentially, before he became a junior copywriter and taking a MAJOR pay cut, he made well over $100,000. He was the most successful and well off from the whole bunch.)

Joey Tribbiani (Soap Opera Actor)
$90,000 (On average, soap actors make $1,000-$3,000 per episode and a season on average could have 30 episodes. Joey had a lead role so I believe he made $3,000 per episode. Plus we know he was well off because Chandler and Monica eventually had to ask him for money.)

Phoebe Buffay (Massage Therapist)
$50,060 (By season 9 we find out that Phoebe is working at a corporate massage chain where clients pay up to $100 per hour massage plus tip. We don't know if she's still working there by the end of the show but it is the last we hear about her job.)

So overall, I think everyone was pretty well off. Hope this helped!

nicole-luna15 wrote:

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$60,000-average salary to Paleontology professor

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With tenure at NYU, Ross would be making twice that.

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Plus, he does research on the side so he could make up to $100,000)

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Ross is already being paid to do research, probably from a government grant, and no one is going to pay him to do other research because it is of no economic significance, i.e, no one is going to be able to make money out of it.

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Monica Geller (Head Executive Chef)
$70,000

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I am not sure. Those of us who watch Chopped, or are in the room when Chopped is on, know that chefs don't make as much money as you might think, and they work very long hours for it.

I agree with you that Chandler was probably making in the neighborhood of $100,000 when he quit his job. I believe he will be very good at advertising.

I agree with you that Phoebe does have very considerable earnings potential if she works regularly.

The others I can't even guess about.

Good job with the reservation about Ross.

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Chandler was an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation for about 8 years. He had been promoted through the years and held a position of authority. Plus he was really good about his money and saving it. So essentially, before he became a junior copywriter and taking a MAJOR pay cut, he made well over $100,000. He was the most successful and well off from the whole bunch.

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Kind of makes you wonder why he even bothered looking for roommates, particularly when Joey moved out. Why wouldn't he just live alone? I realize it suits the plot for him to have a roommate, but financially, it seems unnecessary. And did he really need the companionship? Two of his best friends lived right across the hall.

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On average, soap actors make $1,000-$3,000 per episode and a season on average could have 30 episodes.

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Soaps don't really have "seasons" actually. They run all year long, five days a week (with generally no airing on holidays). That said, not a single actor appears in every episode, so your count of 30 for Joey is probably accurate either way.