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This is because you chose to live an expensive life. Most of the world gets by on less.
by msvan 2y ago
This is because you chose to live an expensive life. Most of the world gets by on less.
- steve_adams_86 2y agoMost of the world also gets by on much more affordable housing too, though.
- asdf6969 2y agoI spend around 25% of my income
- sph 2y agoHow much time do you spend following someone else's dream? Wealth is inconsequential if you spend 80 hours a week at a FAANG and have no time left for yourself, to plan a different life. The famous golden handcuffs.
- not-really-true 2y agoThat's not quite true though, you can get a pretty well paid job in FAANG adjacent that leaves you with enough free time too. Living in expensive areas has a lot of cons too, a social life for instance, which you don't really have in a rural area. If that's not important to you, great, seems like you have it all figured it out, live on a small income in the middle of nowhere, but not everybody's dream looks like this
- martindbp 2y agoThat's just cope. With that savings rate he can save for 10 years and spend the next 40 years doing his own thing. As long as you keep your standard of living the same.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y agoSo you can retire in 7 years, right? https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/ https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-si...
- kevmo314 2y agoMost of the world doesn't get the opportunity to pursue their passions.