> it seems like that would easily exceed 200k a year it seems to me like that wouldn't exceed 100k a year, and "2 kids in college, 1 in private high school" is

> it seems like that would easily exceed 200k a year it seems to me like that wouldn't exceed 100k a year, and "2 kids in college, 1 in private high school" is probably your highest consumption year. Seems like we have vastly different expectations as to what's reasonable to spend on those things. See also my comment [0] and kscaldef's [1] on the previous thread. I'd also assume you don't have mortgage/car payments with a $4.3m buyout, but instead pay those things in full but amortize the costs in your budget spreadsheet. [0] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627640 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627640 [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627551 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627551