The aim is to have $500k saved after 5 years not just earned post tax. And he does assume pretty big raises to get to that figure - https://danluu.com/startup-t

The aim is to have $500k saved after 5 years not just earned post tax. And he does assume pretty big raises to get to that figure - https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/ https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/ His assumption is that you can start at $130k and get an additional $30k each year for the first 4 years. And do this while not in an expensive city. That's the part that doesn't seem realistic to me.