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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

What I don't understand: He writes about 21 years of experience and having made 150k/year. Where is all that money? How can you make 150k and work for two decades and not have any savings/investments to stay afloat even if that means moving to a more remote and cheaper area?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

Rent, eat out every day, spend money on toys, drive an expensive car and so forth. It is surprisingly common.

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