> old and crippled finally going on the vacation you dreamed of > living off rehydrated beans and eggs I'm continually baffled by this kind of reaction. I spe

> old and crippled finally going on the vacation you dreamed of > living off rehydrated beans and eggs I'm continually baffled by this kind of reaction. I spend ~30k USD per year - more than the average american and more than 99% of the world. I live in a nice apartment with a garden, a 10 minute commute from the centre of one of the most expensive cities in the world. I buy organic food from the local supermarket and eat out multiple times per week. This year I vacationed in Tenerife, Greece, Italy, San Francisco and Vancouver. This is, by any reasonable standards, a life of luxury. And on a typical FAANG salary it would take ~7 years to save for retirement - https://networthify.com/calculator/earlyretirement?income=130000&initialBalance=0&expenses=30000&annualPct=5&withdrawalRate=4 https://networthify.com/calculator/earlyretirement?income=13... You would think most people would be interested to learn that their level of wealth opens up the option of complete financial independence in a comfortable middle class lifestyle before the age of 30, but instead it's always straight to yelling about dried beans.