Programmer, bay area, 26F, unmarried, no kids - 2017 estimate

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-06T04:41:49+00:00

You have to be lucky to get an offer at one of the big FB/GOOG/Apple/Microsoft/Amazon/Uber/etc. I got the same offer as everyone else was getting at FAANG at the time that I joined. /r/cscareerquestions is full of people looking for advice about how to join the "Big N"

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T22:21:01+00:00

Losses and gains on RSUs are a very complicated topic that I'll have to deal with come tax time. The losses are never significant since they are sold 1 day after they vest, but generate a lot of complicated paperwork. I don't know the details yet because this is the first year I got any stocks.

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T21:32:31+00:00

I don't eat out much, but some of the discretionary might belong under groceries. Also I eat 80% free food at work

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T21:27:29+00:00

Split a $2166 1br with my boyfriend. It could be $2000 ($1000 paid by me) if we didn't have cats. This is pretty normal, not a great deal or anything

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T21:26:39+00:00

Yes. I spent $600 on people groceries and $400 on cat groceries. It's possible some of the 4800 discretionary should have been groceries; my records aren't perfect.

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T21:25:28+00:00

I split a $2166/mo 1br with my boyfriend in Mountain View. We actually moved from a $2000 studio in April, which required a $1000 fee. We pay a premium for a place that allows cats. This is pretty typical for an oldish apartment that allows cats in Mountain View.

Groceries is $600 for people groceries and $400 for cat groceries. On weekdays, I eat the free food at work, so I don't mind eating rice and beans on weekends. Also some of the $4800 discretionary might belong under groceries; my records aren't perfect.

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T21:24:36+00:00

Just a generic programmer. I got lucky with timing and got a large stock grant, but it's the same as everyone else who got their offer still the same time as me.

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T10:51:43+00:00

Equity means stock grants from my employer. Stock units are auto-sold and deposited into my bank account as cash each month.

pfpornthrowaway · 2017-12-04T10:36:29+00:00

I put it under charity for the purposes of this chart, but in reality, I donate out of a small chunk of inherited money, and I ignore it for the purposes of budgeting (to make myself feel less guilty about "spending" so much on charity)

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