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These figures will be distorted by many on HN who are building equity in businesses rather than drawing income.
by yagibear 16y ago
These figures will be distorted by many on HN who are building equity in businesses rather than drawing income.
- chancho 16y agoIt will also by distorted by those who are playing the lotto but have not yet won it.
- ca98am79 16y agofunniest thing I've read all week - thanks
- hapless 16y agoThey will also be distorted by the large number of readers concentrated in the coasts.
- jexe 16y agoIsn't HN's particular distortion the point of the exercise?
- yagibear 16y agoIf so, then what is the reference point against which the distortion is measured?
- hyperbovine 16y agoI ... guess you could call it that. Really I just don't like to work. (For someone else, on something that isn't interesting.) I would like to believe that the hours I spend each day studying, playing music and exercising count as "equity", but I could just as easily see it leading to nothing career-wise. The funny part is, I'm happier than I have ever been! BTW my 2009 AGI was $22k, and I live in the Bay Area. It's doable.
- rscott 16y agoI wouldn't mind a post explaining your lifestyle. I don't see how that's possible. Not saying it isn't true, I'm just curious.
- jeffreyg 16y agoyes, please.
- samratjp 16y agoBased on the salary and studying part, he must be a grad student.
- edj 16y agoThis is about how much money I made when I lived in San Francisco for a few years mid-decade. It was doable primarily because I always lived with people who had rent controlled apartments or houses they'd lived in for some time. The cheapest rent I paid--and where I lived longest--was $550/mo. My girlfriend lived with me there and we split it 50/50. Other things contributing to low living expenses: no car (huge savings); no TV; aggressive (but perfectly legal) tax deductions; choosing fun activities over costly purchases; freegan friends who gave us loads of food; and, of course, two buck chuck... It's certainly doable.
- hyperbovine 16y agoFunny, this describes me almost perfectly. One thing is I do not live in the city, so my rent is slightly cheaper still. Other expenses that I see people my age spending a lot on which I don't: clothes, internet-enabled phones, eating / drinking out. Especially the last one. A downside of living this way is, obviously it would never work with a family. So if/when it comes time for me to do that, I will probably have to grow up and get a Real Job. Until that point though, this is great! I look at all these people, friends, working 60 hrs a week and completely missing out on their 20s and 30s, and I feel like I've stumbled on to a well-kept secret.