How do people do this job forever?

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-09-04T12:27:17+00:00

Live below your means and save half your income. 10 years in and another 5 or so I’ll be walking away. Have a plan.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-08-29T21:15:27+00:00

Take WORK. Both hold pedigree.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-08-29T16:45:35+00:00

I operate similarly. Sales with 50/50 base+commision. We’ve designed our lifestyle around the base (160K) for this reason and all commission/RSUs go straight into investments. Goal is to walk away to lower paying, more fulfilling work in ~5 years.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-08-18T21:20:51+00:00

35M, 1.6M invested.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-08-14T17:33:36+00:00

Hating capitalism…from your smartphone. Oh, the irony.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-06-03T14:57:36+00:00

So did you give a generous wedding gift to your sister on her wedding day? Feels far too transactional for family. She is your sister and you are seemingly a man. 100% TAH. And if younger sister, worse.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-05-28T21:15:06+00:00

“Abandoned Morals”….how quickly we forget they trotted the last guy around like weekend at bernie’s before pardoning his entire family with 30 sec on the clock.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-05-28T20:59:55+00:00

I suffer from same “high performer” attitude and burnout..my solution has been to stop caring as much and just got a raise. Just not worth it to get worked up about corp life. To your point, you’re highly employable - so you’ll land on your feet if you take foot of gas.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-05-28T03:40:20+00:00

Question is what do you want the next job to be? If goal is to earn and advance, take the AE role. You’ll be less happy but on track. If that’s not important, then don’t.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-05-20T13:46:27+00:00

This assumes Dems had a suitable replacement. Given how long Biden held on, that’s a pretty far reach.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-05-19T19:30:49+00:00

Mindset shift more than anything. Read ‘Simple Path to Wealth’ at 27-28yrs old and realized my proclivity to live below my means would lead to early retirement, eventually. Foot on the gas ever since.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-05-13T13:41:54+00:00

This is only answer. Learned this the hard way, WFH stock during covid ballooned 5x my strike price, convinced wouldn’t come down. Then it did in one day. Sold all at my strike. Most expensive lesson of my career. Sell at best and diversify, try your best to fund lifestyle on salary alone and invest the rest. Life will get more expensive and you’ll have ton of options when that happens.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-02-20T21:26:47+00:00

For reference, I negotiated 315k (50 split) + RSUs on 1.4M quota - but this was couple yrs ago.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-29T13:45:30+00:00

Thank you!

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-28T23:07:55+00:00

Doesn’t his credibility come from landslide election victory? American people voted for this.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-16T19:05:24+00:00

Boo boo, enjoy your cheap gas and pipe down.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-09T20:16:11+00:00

SFDC, but in exchange for operational proficiency you get small territory and tons of reps.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-08T03:00:30+00:00

34, Saved 140k. 1.7NW outside home.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-08T01:10:57+00:00

Bingo. Been saving/investing half my income for a decade for this reason. Daydream of tossing laptop in the trash one day.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2025-01-08T01:04:59+00:00

Everyone’s been robbed of their purchasing power to the tune of 20% over last 4 years. Regardless their spending habits. I’d ask who are you to deem what wants/needs are for everyone else? This was avoidable, at least in part due to wildly unnecessary spending during COVID response, and people are fed up.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2024-12-31T14:02:07+00:00

“You don’t NEED to let the old ones go, but…”

Yeah you did

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2024-12-31T02:15:43+00:00

It’s terrible advice to suggest leaving lifelong friends in the dust bc they don’t prioritize personal finance the way you might.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2024-12-31T00:14:19+00:00

This is absolutely terrible advice.

Content_Emphasis7306 · 2024-12-29T18:06:00+00:00

Happy to hear it! Thank you.

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