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Lived in the US throughout my 20s, lived like a grad student (with a few splurges here and there to celebrate career milestones) and saved+invested most of my m
by belugacat 5y ago
Lived in the US throughout my 20s, lived like a grad student (with a few splurges here and there to celebrate career milestones) and saved+invested most of my money earned during a FAANG career, during covid i bought+restored an old manor in a rural area in my home country where I can live on a few hundred euros a month (it blows my mind what 30 euros gets me in fresh produce from local farmers compared to $100 at BiRite in SF). I'm still ~40 minutes away from a mid sized city and airport that directly connects me to large cities in Europe.
It's been worth it although it's come at the cost of personal relationships somewhat.
- Winterflow3r 5y agoWhat did you invest in? (if you don't mind sharing)
- belugacat 5y agoI mainly worked for one big co through the 2010s and let the stock pile up, and it just grew significantly over time. I've reinvested a bit into basic things like VTSAX/VTIAX/VTBLX to have safeguards, but that recent real estate purchase was the first time I really sold a big chunk of it. (I worked for a few startups too, but those options never contributed meaningfully to my net worth)
- mellavora 5y agonot sure that the investments the parent made 5-10 years ago are good investments today.