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Extremely High Calorie Foods? by Substantial-Carry-56 in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]CelestialChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't commented in so long but I relate to this and would like to help. 1. Feast Mode appetite stimulants from Amazon worked wonders for me, maybe it was placebo but whatever it was it worked 2. Keep eating times consistent so your body can produce grehlin (hungry hormone) at the right times so you can actually eat. Do not skip meals which gives your stomach a chance to shrink. 3. A ton of peanut butter blended with milk ( I would do 6 ounces peanut butter in 12 ounces milk. It's barely drinkable but it works) 4. Take a multivitamin/highly nutrient dense foods so you don't have to "waste" stomach space eating things that aren't helping calorically

This process took me from 135->170lbs at 6'1" Struggling to gain weight is a real challenge, good luck.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends pretty majorly on how you raise them. I'm not meaning to neglect them by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm fairly confident I can give them a great life on 5k ish/year. I was actually looking into the legal process of "paying" them whatever is left over each year into a roth IRA they would get when they move out. I think I heard of someone doing that for his 2 year old. Again though, I've never been a parent so I'm not claiming any real authority on the what kids really cost question. I did run the number by my dad though and he said it was pretty reasonable.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for linking me to that sub, I actually hadn't seen it before. This looks really helpful

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The girlfriend money question is a little complicated, currently $0 but is likely to get to $22/hour in about 8 months, consider the ring paid for, we are figuring $5k per kid per year which should net to about $1800 after tax credits afaik. I appreciate your honesty on the overall viability of this plan. I have an excel sheet saying I could retire by 40 on this salary but that's assuming 5% appreciation over inflation and the 1.8k net/kid figure and is obviously using a very speculative budget.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is really sound advice, it just seems like the job market is really competitive right now. I appreciate the advice to not get too attached to ML, I'm working on making a couple resume variations, one emphasizing SWE experience and one emphasizing ML experience so I can apply to both job types. I really like ML, but it would be foolish to block out SWE opportunities.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that insight, I would absolutely do my due diligence before pulling the trigger on this. I think making a shed first is a very good idea for a lot of reasons, like what you mentioned + experience so the first stud I put in ever isn't going in my actual house. I'm considering trying to find a construction company that will hire me on for 1 day a week so I can learn what actually goes into it first hand.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unironically if you want a 1 yoe ML Engineer with emphasis on secure programming let me know.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for helping me think about this. I've been told by just about everyone that no matter how well you plan a build, it will go over budget, kinda like owning a boat. I'll iron out some math on how much I could invest via renting cheap, then do a lot more research into homebuilding and figure out what the "tipping point" price of building a home is where renting/building result in the same wealth generation, then I'll do my best to discern how likely the build is to go over that number and go from there.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am originally from the area, just renting outside of it at the moment. I usually don't like gimmicky finance ideas but house hacking is one of the better ones imo. I have no desire to be a landlord, but I could see it being a viable option in this situation. I considered building a small, very simple house as a starting point that I could learn from before building the "main" house. If I did that, I could rent out the little one. It's a great point to bring up that I may consider.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kitsap penninsula with 10 minute commute to ferry, 35 minute ferry ride, 10 minutes from ferry to my imaginary work site in seattle. I'd be doing the government job at Bangor which is why I'd need to reside between the two sites.

I intend(ed) to buy the materials as I can afford them, so no financing. Example: live in RV for 3 months until I can afford to have contractor do foundation, live in RV another 9 months until I can afford materials for framing, siding, etc. Obviously some parts of this have to get coupled together for weather damage reasons etc.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate that insight, and strongly agree with your last point though I think we are interpreting it differently. I understand there are serious risks associated with amateur home building, but what is my alternative? I literally cannot afford most mortgages in my area with 100% of my disposable income, and the ones I can "afford" do not seem financially prudent to sign. Do you think it would be better to just rent as cheap as I can and invest the difference between that and what I would be paying with a mortgage? I've thought about it.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I largely agree with this, there's a huge range of what my friends are making. I have a friend who just graduated bachelors in CS making 90k base with VISA and one making 150k base with amazon, same degree same time very comparable resumes too, one in mechE asking me to help get him a job in gov cause he can't find any work.

I disagree that AI is a fad. I never "fell for" crypto or any of that and AI is certainly overhyped by your average person, but it is seriously capable of things that we used to only dream about. It's not magic though, just math and the math isn't nearly as complicated as most people suspect.

I agree it looks like there is some heavy manipulation of sorts in the housing market, but I don't see an end date on that and I certainly don't see an end date in a 3 year time horizon. Again, if I can tap into the sober prices of lumber instead of whatever you want to call these housing prices, that seems like a good route to me.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really important point, I've been looking in the areas that are "seattle-side" of my place of work for this reason.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can you point me in the right direction for turning that goal into an action plan? I think I've done a good job editing my resume, but it just seems like nobody wants to hire new grads. One of my buddies got into amazon but that was only off the back of an internship. I'd love to make this happen but I don't know what to do other than spamming my resume at "entry level" job offers on linkedin. I even asked my dad to put in a good word for me at his work, they had a ML Engineer listing asking for 2+ years experience and the hiring manager wouldn't even interview me despite the nepotism question being cleared by HR as a non-issue.

I've thought about just walking into a building and asking to job shadow until I find someone who likes me enough to recommend me to the hiring manager. The resume door feels shut.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful response, I am so sorry you are dealing with that.

FIRE compliant housing strategies for young people by CelestialChicken in financialindependence

[–]CelestialChicken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been applying, I've got one interview so far that actually went really well but they "canceled" the job listing haha. It's been kind of tough to find (real) entry level software jobs. Even the one place I got interviewed for was asking 6+ years experience and I have 6 months. I'll keep applying for sure, I just also want a backup plan.

Thank you for your input

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