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There's no such thing as enough money to me. I'm always one cancer diagnosis away from being destitute. I need millions and millions and millions before I'd be

• ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
  ... or, you could be forced into it, like I was. You see, I'm a criminal. I've committed the felony of getting old, so I am not supposed to work in tech, anymore (at least, not as an IC). I probably could have gotten a job as a manager. I was a very good manager. But I hated it. I just wanted to be a coder (and architect -I'm pretty good at that, as well). I wasn't given the opportunity. In fact, it seemed as if some folks used the interview process to scratch itches they had, with their own parents. After a few of these "interviews," I realized that this industry no longer had any room for me, and came to understand that, although I was not rich, I did have the means to walk away. I spent my life, living humbly, frugally, and modestly. Many folks on this forum would sneer at me, for living the way that I do (but they can no longer sneer from a position of power). I have to be a caregiver to a couple of family members, and being forced to retire, actually coincided with them needing more care, so it has worked out.