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The one thing I get from these articles, as I suspect the majority of tech workers on here feel, is that I'm grateful for this to not affect me. I have always s

The one thing I get from these articles, as I suspect the majority of tech workers on here feel, is that I'm grateful for this to not affect me. I have always shopped for sale items, but I've never had to go to several grocery stores to get the best deal. I've never had to choose a cheap spaghetti meal (since college, anyways) because of price. I'm grateful for this

delichon 1y ago
Save as if it did matter, because your advantage could disappear in a blink. If not from a world wide trend, then from a microscopic blockage in a capillary. I wish I had.
georgemcbay 1y ago
I think I get the gist of what you're saying and I'm also grateful that I'm doing ok, but rapidly rising incoming equality is already impacting many tech workers and a larger and larger percentage of the former middle class will be underwater in the coming years since nobody with the power to do anything is making any real effort to fix the underlying problems.
- abnercoimbre 1y ago
  And this may not be the case for GP, but tech workers (especially programmers) aren’t particularly social creatures and they miss the signs of upheaval. Important things will affect you badly with or without a good income
foogazi 1y ago
When I got laid off 2 years back it was shocking how quickly I burned down savings because I had really high consumption habit Been saving more since I found another job
- OnionBlender 1y ago
  What were you spending your money on that you considered high consumption?
  - bdangubic 1y ago
    Love this question so I looked up my credit card statement I just got yesterday (I use one CC for everything) - $375 coffee - $752 Amazon - $124 various streaming subscriptions - $37 apple in-app payments (not mine :) ) - $427 food outside (restaurants etc) - $472 home depot / lowes
    - warkdarrior 1y ago
      No groceries other than coffee?
      - bdangubic 1y ago
        sorry I meant for this to be like sh*t I don't notice but would if I lost my income. but my coffee-to-groceries spend is comparable :) :)
    - OnionBlender 1y ago
      That's a lot of coffee. I guess that can add up if you go nearly every day, get something fancy, and pay for more than one person.
      - bdangubic 1y ago
        5-shot espresso machiato, no less that 2 per day… it is beyond addiction :)
  - foogazi 1y ago
    Anything we wanted without a budget All streaming services New tech devices New family car Last minute travel was on Costco Eating out when we wanted to just normal stuff bleeding us out without constraint - but could fortunately be reined in Didn’t commit to fancy house, private schools or in general a long term expensive lifestyle Edit: Buying “the best” of things: The best coffee grinder, espresso machine, robot vacuum, sports equipment, stuff
- y-curious 1y ago
  Been there. So glad I had 3 months savings and was able to find a job within a month. I now keep at least 6 months of expenses liquid because of the paranoia of layoff. It never leaves you

delichon 1y ago

Save as if it did matter, because your advantage could disappear in a blink. If not from a world wide trend, then from a microscopic blockage in a capillary. I wish I had.

georgemcbay 1y ago

I think I get the gist of what you're saying and I'm also grateful that I'm doing ok, but rapidly rising incoming equality is already impacting many tech workers and a larger and larger percentage of the former middle class will be underwater in the coming years since nobody with the power to do anything is making any real effort to fix the underlying problems.

abnercoimbre 1y ago
And this may not be the case for GP, but tech workers (especially programmers) aren’t particularly social creatures and they miss the signs of upheaval. Important things will affect you badly with or without a good income

foogazi 1y ago

When I got laid off 2 years back it was shocking how quickly I burned down savings because I had really high consumption habit Been saving more since I found another job

OnionBlender 1y ago
What were you spending your money on that you considered high consumption?
- bdangubic 1y ago
  Love this question so I looked up my credit card statement I just got yesterday (I use one CC for everything) - $375 coffee - $752 Amazon - $124 various streaming subscriptions - $37 apple in-app payments (not mine :) ) - $427 food outside (restaurants etc) - $472 home depot / lowes
  - warkdarrior 1y ago
    No groceries other than coffee?
    - bdangubic 1y ago
      sorry I meant for this to be like sh*t I don't notice but would if I lost my income. but my coffee-to-groceries spend is comparable :) :)
  - OnionBlender 1y ago
    That's a lot of coffee. I guess that can add up if you go nearly every day, get something fancy, and pay for more than one person.
    - bdangubic 1y ago
      5-shot espresso machiato, no less that 2 per day… it is beyond addiction :)
- foogazi 1y ago
  Anything we wanted without a budget All streaming services New tech devices New family car Last minute travel was on Costco Eating out when we wanted to just normal stuff bleeding us out without constraint - but could fortunately be reined in Didn’t commit to fancy house, private schools or in general a long term expensive lifestyle Edit: Buying “the best” of things: The best coffee grinder, espresso machine, robot vacuum, sports equipment, stuff
y-curious 1y ago
Been there. So glad I had 3 months savings and was able to find a job within a month. I now keep at least 6 months of expenses liquid because of the paranoia of layoff. It never leaves you