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by heddhunter 1491 days ago
lifestyle creep. living in the bay area, kid or two in private school, driving a tesla... $270k doesn't go that far.
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Yeah, I guess. I try to avoid that as much as I can, such that my rent is currently around 10% of net pay, but I constantly feel an urge to upgrade things (and do, eventually). But it certainly is retire early money if you can fight that urge even moderately. I make less than that and am on pace to retire at 35 with a comfortable middle class lifestyle.
“living in the Bay Area, kid or two in private school, driving a Tesla“ is, itself, very far.