[deanmoriarty]

A key question is: why so little runway with such a large compensation? Even in the Bay Area that’s a bit odd.

I also am obsessed about financial independence, in the Bay Area, with comparable years of experience, started from 0, but circumstances are very different from yours (with a partner but no kids). I currently have 100 years of living expenses saved up, by a combination of frugality, aggressive job hopping to find the highest bidder, and diligent investing. For me there was never anything else than financial independence.

Is it possible that you are really not optimizing for financial freedom, and that’s not as important of a goal for you compared to providing a really good lifestyle for your family, which you clearly are?

You don’t need to answer me, but please ask yourself this question.

[MikeTheRocker]

Just curious, with so much runway do you still work? What motivates you?

[deanmoriarty]

I live fairly frugally compared to other people in the Bay Area whose actual yearly expenses might be $150k+ (did I say financial independence is my obsession? :-)), so I don’t mind accumulating more, it will give me more flexibility.

But I am fairly burned out so it’s likely I will permanently quit within the next couple years or so. In a weird way, I would welcome a layoff as forcing function to move on from corporate.