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Heck, I’m a poor grad student who gets a stipend from my program and is lucky enough to have parents willing and able to pay my rent. My total income including
by ls612 5y ago
Heck, I’m a poor grad student who gets a stipend from my program and is lucky enough to have parents willing and able to pay my rent. My total income including that family support is probably around $40k and I saved a ton of money this past year since I couldn’t do anything. I can only imagine how much someone in my situation with a FAANG income would have saved.
- baseballdork 5y agoObviously if your parents are paying your largest expense, you can save a ton of money. I would assume most people aren't that fortunate.
- ls612 5y agoMy point is even with that money my income isn’t that high compared to software engineers.
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoIf you were suddenly responsible for your room and board how long could you coast without a job or other support?
- ls612 5y agoAs long as my grad school stipend keeps going. I just wouldn't be able to save anymore.
- baseballdork 5y agoUnderstood, but your expenses as a student are also unlikely to be very high, especially if your parents are covering rent/medical/etc, especially if you're comparing to SWEs in SV.
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