> Whether you are making $15/hour at a fast food gig, or $200+/hour as an engineer, you aren't going to save yourself into a new level. My experience directly

> Whether you are making $15/hour at a fast food gig, or $200+/hour as an engineer, you aren't going to save yourself into a new level. My experience directly contradicts this. Large increases to your wages allow you to save money into the next level or make a move that increases your wages further. I doubt it works for everyone, but it worked and continues to work for me. Although I don’t think I’ll get to their level 5, and even if I do, I’m going to be cautious about spending on vacation. The defeatism that follows from, “I can’t possibly ever afford a home, etc.” is one of worst parts of American culture these days. People use this to make poor decisions throughout adulthood and then pretend it’s evidence that it must be impossible for anyone to get ahead by not blowing money on “avocado toast” and travel.