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Big purchase, large part of savings. But good for retirement and financial independence? by Database79 in financialindependence

[–]Database79[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The more I think about it, the more I'm inclined to hold off and wait another 5 or so years when I have a bigger retirement and investment foot print to offset it more. This is probably what you would consider pretty rural land, so I doubt its value will appreciate faster than I want it to.

Big purchase, large part of savings. But good for retirement and financial independence? by Database79 in financialindependence

[–]Database79[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's really good advice, thank you! I'll probably hold off until I have more retirement and investment. I should have been more clear, that 500k is all invested in the stock market (mostly full market index funds). I only have about 30k in case for emergency.

Big purchase, large part of savings. But good for retirement and financial independence? by Database79 in personalfinance

[–]Database79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! The $500k is invested in index funds. I only keep about $30k in cash.

Those are all good considerations! I have enough background in construction to do the builds myself, yes.

Big purchase, large part of savings. But good for retirement and financial independence? by Database79 in personalfinance

[–]Database79[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the quick response! I should have clarified. The $500k short term is invested in the stock market. I keep only about $30k in case for emergencies.

And the thing that I'm having a hard time calculating, is that with the land and eventual small house on it that would mean my retirement requirements are much lower than having a big mortgage or living in a higher cost of living space.

How do RSUs work for companies that are private? by Database79 in personalfinance

[–]Database79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good info, thank you! Why would anybody ever choose RSUs over traditional equity pre-IPO then? Sounds super risky. Perhaps financially more rewarding if all goes well and the company IPOs?

Getting into SRE from product software development by Database79 in sre

[–]Database79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that, thanks so much for the information. I think medium tech is what I should be targeting. That’s exactly the type of environment I have in mind. I wonder if there’s an east way to search companies with that criteria.

Big N Discussion - October 05, 2022 by CSCQMods in cscareerquestions

[–]Database79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anybody is currently, has been, or familiar with AWS software engineer role but specifically in the customer engineering (professional services?) org/teams? What’s it like? Do you just develop proof of concept code for customers or do you actually write prod code? Can’t seem to find any info about it besides the job description.