You're a good sport. I was mainly trying to predict and counteract a cost of living rebuttal. I need to make $200,000+ per year for 2+ years, OR have $1 milli

You're a good sport. I was mainly trying to predict and counteract a cost of living rebuttal. I need to make $200,000+ per year for 2+ years, OR have $1 million in assets not including my house, just to be able to attempt joining the capital class in a private equity homerun. Otherwise I'm stuck with shitty common stock options (except where you live), public markets and bitcoin. Cost of living reduction means nothing to this reality. Only coastal companies are going to pay coastal employees this much without hemming and hawing and making you jump through a bunch of hoops to prove you are so exceptional. Places aren't going to prevent the brain drain from anyone that understands that. All they do is get selective evolution of people who are stuck due to chronic problem (financial, health, likely both over time) of their own or their loved ones. > $500/mo rent on 6 figures thats pretty good, I try not to think about it