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by morgante 3236 days ago
> High income earners like software engineers tend to be able to save a very significant percentage of their income

Exactly, especially when you're young. It's very possible to save 50+% of your income as a software engineer in a HCOL.

This is especially useful since nothing says you have to retire where you work. Even before then, lots of high-ticket purchases (like vacations) don't scale with your COL.