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I haven't had to worry about money so long as I've been in software development. It's a great feeling. I grew up in rural poverty and I live in fear of losing w

I haven't had to worry about money so long as I've been in software development. It's a great feeling. I grew up in rural poverty and I live in fear of losing what I have. That's why I'm currently working more than one remote dev job concurrently and earning 2 fulltime salaries; to amass as much wealth as I can before the current bubble pops.

ProAm 7y ago
> to amass as much wealth as I can before the current bubble pops I think this means you worry about money.
commandlinefan 7y ago
> I haven't had to worry about money so long as I've been in software development. Wait until your kids get close to graduating high school... my oldest will be starting college in about 3 years and even though I've been saving since he was born, I still have no idea how I'm going to pay for all of it.
- throwayEngineer 7y ago
  Don't? My parents never paid for my college and I Graduated debt free with an engineering degree. Maybe having to pay for college will cause them to take internships to pay for college.
  - mgkimsal 7y ago
    amen... I was in the middle - my parents helped some - probably to the tune of maybe 20% total of my expenses. I worked multiple jobs, got some small scholarships, took out some loans. A mixed bag, but there was no question in my mind that somehow my parents "owed" me that luxury. they had 2 other kids to deal with as well after me.
  - rabidrat 7y ago
    I'm guessing you didn't go to college in the past 10 years. Things have changed. Nowadays it is impossible to pay for college with any kind of job you can get in college. And many internships are unpaid. So by not paying for college, they would be signing their kids up for $100k+ of debt to start off their lives. I think maybe their kids should consider "not going to college" but that's a hard idea to sell, since it does have a measurable impact on the work and income a person can get.
    - throwayEngineer 7y ago
      I graduated in 2012. My total bill was 30,000 USD for my bachelor's degree.
shados 7y ago
> to amass as much wealth as I can before the current bubble pops. Its definitely in a better place than it used to be, but the bubble popping is in the back of my mind too. Many of us have gone through the times when getting a tech job was insanely hard as everyone post crash was fighting for the same handful of open positions. I remember the time when I quit my position as a software developer to go work as a sales clerk because that paid so much more than the near minimum wage I was making. We live in beautiful times and absolutely shouldn't take it for granted... (though working multiple jobs is probably a bit much, take care of your mental health)

ProAm 7y ago

> to amass as much wealth as I can before the current bubble pops I think this means you worry about money.

commandlinefan 7y ago

> I haven't had to worry about money so long as I've been in software development. Wait until your kids get close to graduating high school... my oldest will be starting college in about 3 years and even though I've been saving since he was born, I still have no idea how I'm going to pay for all of it.

throwayEngineer 7y ago
Don't? My parents never paid for my college and I Graduated debt free with an engineering degree. Maybe having to pay for college will cause them to take internships to pay for college.
- mgkimsal 7y ago
  amen... I was in the middle - my parents helped some - probably to the tune of maybe 20% total of my expenses. I worked multiple jobs, got some small scholarships, took out some loans. A mixed bag, but there was no question in my mind that somehow my parents "owed" me that luxury. they had 2 other kids to deal with as well after me.
- rabidrat 7y ago
  I'm guessing you didn't go to college in the past 10 years. Things have changed. Nowadays it is impossible to pay for college with any kind of job you can get in college. And many internships are unpaid. So by not paying for college, they would be signing their kids up for $100k+ of debt to start off their lives. I think maybe their kids should consider "not going to college" but that's a hard idea to sell, since it does have a measurable impact on the work and income a person can get.
  - throwayEngineer 7y ago
    I graduated in 2012. My total bill was 30,000 USD for my bachelor's degree.

shados 7y ago

> to amass as much wealth as I can before the current bubble pops. Its definitely in a better place than it used to be, but the bubble popping is in the back of my mind too. Many of us have gone through the times when getting a tech job was insanely hard as everyone post crash was fighting for the same handful of open positions. I remember the time when I quit my position as a software developer to go work as a sales clerk because that paid so much more than the near minimum wage I was making. We live in beautiful times and absolutely shouldn't take it for granted... (though working multiple jobs is probably a bit much, take care of your mental health)