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That's not necessarily true, especially if you work in tech.
by jogjayr 9y ago
That's not necessarily true, especially if you work in tech.
- wpietri 9y agoIt depends on how willing you are to live below your means, and below what your peers in other regions have. The programmers I know outside the Bay Area (or NYC) own houses with yards that have plenty of room for kids. Even relatively young ones. To buy the median single family home in San Francisco or San Mateo country, the minimum salary is circa $290,000. [1] [1] http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/11/bay-area-real-estate-to-buy-a-median-priced-home-you-now-need-income-over-179000/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/11/bay-area-real-estate-t...
- jogjayr 9y agoOTOH if you live below your means, the outsized salaries make wealth accumulation far easier than anywhere else.