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by jcadam 3020 days ago
> I also have no dependents, which is obviously the big difference maker.

Yep. Just try to build significant savings with a wife and 3 kids. I'll probably never have more than a couple of months' pay sitting in savings. I realize if I lived alone I could easily live on 1/3 of my current salary. Ah well, life choices and all that...