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My family has no willingness to live in a LCOL location, or I probably would do that! But I’ll note that $40k/year isn’t nearly enough to live on for people in
by mercutio2 4y ago
My family has no willingness to live in a LCOL location, or I probably would do that!
But I’ll note that $40k/year isn’t nearly enough to live on for people in their 50s unless you’re unusually healthy or someone is subsidizing your healthcare. Healthcare gets much, much more expensive with age.
My employer spends $20k towards my family’s overall healthcare consumption, and we still spend $10k out of pocket.
Regarding taking a break: what have you got to lose?
No programmer I know whose resume says “I took a year or two off to travel the world” has had any trouble getting a new job when they come back. Hiring managers will be jealous, perhaps, but not upset by your choices.
- zshrdlu 4y agoI'm curious: Is "health tourism" a thing for Americans? Healthcare is extremely cheap where I live by comparison.
- caskstrength 4y ago> I'm curious: Is "health tourism" a thing for Americans? Healthcare is extremely cheap where I live by comparison. Depends on what kind of healthcare is required. I'm from a country with "extremely cheap" healthcare (Ukraine), but if you are diagnosed with something nasty you either shell out hundreds of thousands to go to a place with expensive healthcare to get that CAR T-cell therapy or you die.