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You don't need an enormous savings.Just live on less. Make 100k for 2 years, spending 25k to live per year. So you have 150k in savings - taxes, lets round dow
by brianwawok 10y ago
You don't need an enormous savings.Just live on less.
Make 100k for 2 years, spending 25k to live per year. So you have 150k in savings - taxes, lets round down to 100k.
You can now go 4 years without working.
I know people that do similar things... can use it to fund an indy game, or just play videogames for a few years.
- hadfgdasf 10y agoI guess you don't plan on retiring early in that case.
- brianwawok 10y agoVery true. But it has some benefits. I.e. you could potentially have 6 or 10 years in your 20s and 30s without work. Vs working til day 50 and only having older less active years to be off.
- paulcole 10y ago2 years off in my 20s felt pretty much like retirement. Loved it.
- wingworks 10y agoYep, I worked for 4 years at ~$45k/y, spending nothing, and just had a year off, started by travelling for a few months and chilling for the last few, had the best time of my life, even started doing some side projects which I hadn't done since Uni, and really missed. Sadly I've run out of $$$ now and looking for some work. I know it can be risky taking such a break from a career but I think it was worth it, I gained some great travel experience and better understand what I want out of life.
- paulcole 10y agoYeah, I made much less than that ~$40K (2007-2010) and ended up saving around $50k during that time. Just have to have not many expenses. Now I earn more and spend more, too, lol. Enjoy it just the same though.
- Grangar 10y agoMake 100k for 2 years?? I scrape together 25k as junior dev. I really wonder how you manage that in your 20s.
- kasey_junk 10y agoDepending on where you are you are dramatically underpaid.
- Grangar 10y agoWestern Europe. I feel the same as you do.
- brianwawok 10y agoMy example assumed US reasonable size city salaries.