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Is this tongue in cheek? Because it reads as more worldly and self aware but is largely about living a more extravagant, expensive and luxurious lifestyle.
by b_tterc_p 7y ago
Is this tongue in cheek? Because it reads as more worldly and self aware but is largely about living a more extravagant, expensive and luxurious lifestyle.
- jsty 7y agoTo be honest, it sounds like quite a lot of big 'luxury' blocks of flats (gym, pool, cafe / restaurant, concierge) with a slightly higher class of building management than usual (the centralised cleaning and interior decoration). Heck, this is basically the modus operandi of most luxury student accommodation in London.
- throwawayjava 7y agoMost luxury apartment buildings have an affiliated cleaning service and can recommend an interior designer. Find one with a restaurant on the bottom floor and you're done. It'll cost close to 5K/mo all in for decent square footage. That's before food, which will probably run around 50/day at least. Still very achievable on a dev salary in a major market, as long as you don't make any other expensive life decisions (i.e., children). Not what I would spend my money on, but certainly an option if it's what you want
- pm90 7y agoA good 1 bed in new luxury highrise in SF can be had for ~$4k in the current market (2019), which is affordable on a dev salary (I live in one).
- azinman2 7y agoAssuming you’d spend 50% of salary on rent...
- throwawayjava 7y agoYeah, this is maybe something more appropriate mid career than when just starting out.
- indecisive_user 7y ago4k per month is 48k per year. That's 50% of your salary(after taxes) if you're making 140k, but 1/4th of dev salaries in SF start above that. https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/salary/results?l=San+Francisco%2c+CA%2c+United+States&ed=1&ex=0&ff=1&dr%5B0%5D=BackendDeveloper&tl%5B0%5D= https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/salary/results?l=San+Francisc...
- throwawayjava 7y agoPlus 1k for the cleaning and delivery services.
- galago 7y agoIt reminds me of the retirement home where my grandmother lived for several years. Her room was like a one-bedroom apartment without a kitchen. I visited her for meals which were served in what looked like a hotel restaurant. Guests could pay for a meal individually. The total cost for her was not extravagant--cheaper than living in a house and making your own food.
- phkahler 7y agoWhen you say "cheaper than living in a house" are you talking about one with a mortgage or one you own and just pay taxes and utilities? Because the later is hard to beat.
- jsty 7y agoIf you're of the age or condition where you're living in a retirement home, there's likely the additional costs of at-home care, panic / fall systems, etc. to add to your "living in a house" costs.
- lonelappde 7y agoNothing is cheaper than another thing if you arbitrarily remove a sufficient almost of the cost. If you have equity you can use that to pay for your apartment. But what parent was saying is that a small assisted living apartment is cheaper than a big unassisted house.
- b_tterc_p 7y agoSounds... improbable? Are you sure you’re not just comparing two areas of different cost of living?
- gweinberg 7y agoI believe it is. This part convinced me it had to be a joke: "True, working lying down brings its own challenges: it’s hard to avoid dozing off every few minutes. My solution is constant snacking, the fear of choking acting as a stimulant."
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