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> With a disciplined approach to investing, I think that it's very much possible to reach financial independence with a typical tech salary in the US Bear in m
by danhak 5y ago
> With a disciplined approach to investing, I think that it's very much possible to reach financial independence with a typical tech salary in the US
Bear in mind that you have been the beneficiary of an exceptional bull market
- 2sk21 5y agoI should mention that I started regular automated index fund investing in the mid 1990s. I have been through two _big_ market corrections: 2001 and 2008-9. Despite being nervous, I never once stopped my automatic investments.
- danhak 5y agoI understand, but consider how different your situation might be if those corrections had occurred at the end of your career rather than the beginning.
- nuclearnice1 5y agoAnd 2020. Down 30%
- mlyle 5y agoAnd fully recovered (irrationally?) within 4-5 months.