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by crate_barre 1547 days ago
Taxes are kind of understated. Even if you take an average tech salary in a major city, taxes and rent just eat a large portion of it. Then it takes a deliberate attempt to not spend what’s left to make any forward progress towards a mortgage for example.

If you spend casually on what’s left, you are essentially working to live.