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I can outline my rough budget. Rent is roughly $2400, recurring charges and utilities is roughly $200, and then other expenses and "fun" is about $1200. Luckily
by jonluca 7y ago
I can outline my rough budget. Rent is roughly $2400, recurring charges and utilities is roughly $200, and then other expenses and "fun" is about $1200. Luckily all 3 meals are paid for from my employer 5 days a week.
Once all is said and done (all stock accounted for and distributed on a weekly basis rather than on the vesting cycle) and the expenses above are taken out, there's ~11k left over a month. This is post tax.
- bradlys 7y agoYou have more leftover than I make as a senior software engineer at a unicorn startup in Palo Alto. lol FML...
- scarejunba 7y agoI cut my total comp in half to move to a startup. That's just the price you pay. If you've worked in both environments, you know what you prefer. I don't think I'd go back to the other one. The only thing I miss is that there's a lot of diversity in bigger companies you don't find in startups. Here, everyone is like me :D
- bradlys 7y agoI wasn't taking an option. I just never got an offer from a public tech company. Not from a lack of trying - mind you! I'm pretty confident if I was making 2-3x what I am now - I would stay with that. As it stands - I cannot afford to continue living in silicon valley on this current salary.
- hellofunk 7y agoHow many square feet do you get to yourself for that rent, and how many roommates to share with?
- bradlys 7y agoFor that rent and utilities - I presume he lives alone unless he's in a luxury apartment. There are studios and 1-bedrooms for that price even in SF.