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I find it funny how people calculate ridiculously low rent prices and an impossible $5/meal (isn't even unhealthy fast food slightly higher than that?), yet mag

by ulfw 13y ago

I find it funny how people calculate ridiculously low rent prices and an impossible $5/meal (isn't even unhealthy fast food slightly higher than that?), yet magically come to the conclusion that at least $200,000 are necessary.

seanmcdirmid 13y ago
You could do $5 maybe with Pho at a very local place.
rwallace 13y ago
Actually $5/meal is on the high side, you can eat healthily for significantly less than that. You just have to drop the bad expectation of eating elaborately cooked meals all the time. A cheese sandwich for example costs perhaps a few tens of cents at most.
FireBeyond 13y ago
Well, bear in mind his goal, realistic or otherwise, is to save $10,000 a month after all expenses. That contributes a huge deal to his $200K demand. But sorry, walk into MSFT out of college and ask for $200K as a developer your first year and you're not going to get it, despite what someone upstream claims (source: myself, an ex-MSFT Group Program Manager - a few levels above. This is fairly accurate: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Microsoft-Group-Program-Manager-Salaries-E1651_D_KO10,31.htm http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Microsoft-Group-Program-Mana...)
- ulfw 13y ago
  Totally agreed. It's also a bit odd to want to save 10,000 a month after tax on a normal salary in general. The ratio between living expenses and savings is somewhat off. I can also come up with wonderful ideas like 'oh I want to be able to earn enough to save 200,000,000 a month and only spend 2000/month - so I need to earn at least 4 Billion Dollars a year. Good'
chrismcb 13y ago
$5 a meal is perfectly reasonable. I budget for myself $10 a meal, but eat out all the time. When I cook at home, the cost is about half that. Even less if I wanted to eat Ramen noodles.
- ulfw 13y ago
  It's not reasonable when you're making 200,000/year. I am not saying the guy should go out and eat caviar dinners or something. But living on Ramen and stuff 3 times a day on a 200K salary is a lifestyle choice I doubt many people would do longterm.

by ulfw 13y ago

seanmcdirmid 13y ago

You could do $5 maybe with Pho at a very local place.

rwallace 13y ago

Actually $5/meal is on the high side, you can eat healthily for significantly less than that. You just have to drop the bad expectation of eating elaborately cooked meals all the time. A cheese sandwich for example costs perhaps a few tens of cents at most.

FireBeyond 13y ago

Well, bear in mind his goal, realistic or otherwise, is to save $10,000 a month after all expenses. That contributes a huge deal to his $200K demand. But sorry, walk into MSFT out of college and ask for $200K as a developer your first year and you're not going to get it, despite what someone upstream claims (source: myself, an ex-MSFT Group Program Manager - a few levels above. This is fairly accurate: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Microsoft-Group-Program-Manager-Salaries-E1651_D_KO10,31.htm http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Microsoft-Group-Program-Mana...)

ulfw 13y ago
Totally agreed. It's also a bit odd to want to save 10,000 a month after tax on a normal salary in general. The ratio between living expenses and savings is somewhat off. I can also come up with wonderful ideas like 'oh I want to be able to earn enough to save 200,000,000 a month and only spend 2000/month - so I need to earn at least 4 Billion Dollars a year. Good'

chrismcb 13y ago

$5 a meal is perfectly reasonable. I budget for myself $10 a meal, but eat out all the time. When I cook at home, the cost is about half that. Even less if I wanted to eat Ramen noodles.

ulfw 13y ago
It's not reasonable when you're making 200,000/year. I am not saying the guy should go out and eat caviar dinners or something. But living on Ramen and stuff 3 times a day on a 200K salary is a lifestyle choice I doubt many people would do longterm.