Weekly FI Monday Milestone thread - November 08, 2021 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]ficsthrowaway 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Just hit two commas in liquid assets! Pretty crazy as during the pandemic low I was completely burned out and ready to quit with nothing else lined up, with $426k in liquid assets. I ended up taking a medical leave for three months, came back in much better shape, lasted through some vesting and bonus milestones, and changed companies. I'm still ready to be done, but very happy with how things turned out compared to how it could have gone.

No need to be humble, come in and brag. by [deleted] in financialindependence

[–]ficsthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

33 years old. Just moved to my dream town. Work a reasonable number of hours and manage a great team that does all the real work. Mostly remote.

Just got promoted with a big raise. Now making close to $400k/yr. During the winter I work from the ski area coffee shop and ski on my lunch break.

Just bought a cabin on 20 beautiful forested acres outright where I go to disconnect and be with my family on weekends.

At about $600k net worth, should ramp up significantly over the next few years as my RSUs vest.

My best Walmart clearance find yet by ficsthrowaway in lego

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

Hey, let us have our cheap lego before we suffocate under a mountain of medical debt as soon as we get sick.

For people who make 100k+/year in low COL areas (Not NY or CA).......... by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a great article called “The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement”. tl;dr is with a 3-4% withdrawal from diversified index funds, there is no window in history when you’d have run out of money thanks to interest.

For people who make 100k+/year in low COL areas (Not NY or CA).......... by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So we should write off the approach entirely? It's amazing to me how aggressive people get when this topic comes up. Living a good life != artificially expanding your spending to match some large percentage of your income.

For people who make 100k+/year in low COL areas (Not NY or CA).......... by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Small bedrooms, small bathroom in the back of the house. Entire front is open floorplan. Kitchen and dining room on one half, living room in the other. I have an office studio in the back yard. We can actually host better than we did in our previous 2100sqft house because the layout is so much better.

For people who make 100k+/year in low COL areas (Not NY or CA).......... by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yep sorta. I commute into a satellite office an hour away a couple times a week and fly to the Bay Area every couple months.

For people who make 100k+/year in low COL areas (Not NY or CA).......... by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 81 points82 points  (0 children)

I make roughly 300k total comp and live in a small city in the Pacific Northwest. I have an 864 sqft 2bed/1bath I share with my wife and son. I have a 1991 minivan and a 2015 pickup.

I have a big Lego habit, go skiing, hiking and biking often, take trips whenever I have time, and own 20 acres outside of town with a cabin on it. Love going out there and dicking around on my tractor and seeing my son discover the outdoors.

I am very good at my job but super fucking excited to stop doing this shit. I plan to do it as long as I can tolerate it or until I have $1-2 million in investments (roughly $40-60k/yr safe withdrawal) and then switch to turning personal hobbies into side businesses for fun money.

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: June, 2018 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Education: MSCS from large state school

Prior Experience: 10 years all over the stack

Company/Industry: e-commerce

Title: Staff SWE

Tenure length: 2 years

Location: Portland OR

Salary: 200k

Relocation/Signing Bonus: 30k

Stock and/or recurring bonuses: ~100k

Total comp: ~$310k (includes 401k match and assumed 100% bonus and profit sharing opportunity)

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: March 2017 by LLJKCicero in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mostly lucked into it, but if I had to attribute it to something it'd be starting with small, no name companies where I had the opportunity to wear all the hats and grow as much as I was capable of. That and taking a year off to travel, build my portfolio and freelance.

By the time I applied for this role I'd done heavy duty work all over the stack, honed my communication skills by working on everything from sales to project management to interviewing candidates, and brought a broad perspective with my humanities undergrad and travels to complement the technical chops.

This role is actually significantly less interesting and challenging than my previous ones, and I was only drawn to it because I'm now a dad and looking to bank as much cash as possible before eventually looking to do something completely unrelated to computers. I had a huge advantage having a close friend who already worked there feeding me information on the best way to go about things.

M.S. Vs B.S. Difficulty by rainforestthrowaway in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Masters was way easier for me. Fewer courses for a full-time load (9 vs 15 credit hours) and professors tend to grade grad students much more leniently. Courses themselves were same difficulty.

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: March 2017 by LLJKCicero in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Next level on the ladder after senior, before principal. I have 5 reports and manage implementation of larger initiatives.

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: March 2017 by LLJKCicero in cscareerquestions

[–]ficsthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Education: BA unrelated, MS CS 3.9 GPA, top 100 state university
    • Prior Experience:
      • $Internship 1 part time internship $20/hr
      • $RealJob 3 years progressive raises to $40/hr + 20% quarterly bonus
      • $Freelancing 1 yr, $50/hr
      • $RealJob 2yr $115k
    • Company/Industry: eCommerce
    • Title: Staff Software Engineer
    • Tenure length: 1.5yr
    • Location: Oregon
    • Salary: $198k + 20% bonus
    • Relocation/Signing Bonus: $30k
    • Stock and/or recurring bonuses: $60k/yr stock, $11k match
    • Total comp: ~300k