I'm in a similar boat to this guy for income, location, and donation goals. I spend < $30k per year living in downtown Manhattan, so that leaves a lot of room f

I'm in a similar boat to this guy for income, location, and donation goals. I spend < $30k per year living in downtown Manhattan, so that leaves a lot of room for saving. And I feel like my life is positively luxurious, so I'd never remotely use the word "sacrifice" to describe this. I can think of a few reasonable changes I could make to lower my expenses to < $20k if I wanted to be more aggressive, but my current spending level works to compromise with my (incredibly understanding) girlfriend. Social factors are always there, but the absolute reality of this level of spending in NYC is fantastic. The numbers will change when a family is involved, of course, but both the article guy and I (probably) have a long time to save up before that happens.