[grecy]

> If you didn't work for two years, the cost was "less than a used tesla" and two years opportunity cost of missed wages

Absolutely, if having more money is the goal, then what I did (and continue to do) is stupid.

I decided a very long time ago that having more money is not the goal of my life. My goal is to have enough money to live the life I want to live that makes me and my family happy.

It turns out I don't actually have to work all that much to make that happen.

[spywaregorilla]

My point is not that you missed on some sweet cash. My point is that it's an example of extreme privilege and wealth opportunities that most people cannot afford. The post comes off as anti-materialism and worldly and not caring about the money. But it's really the opposite. Your particular circumstances around wealth are what enable you to do this.

I find it irritating. And phrases like this one:

> I looked around at the people that had been the 10 or 20 years and it scared the shit out of me.

Are the worst.

[grecy]

> My point is that it's an example of extreme privilege and wealth opportunities that most people cannot afford

I understand what you are saying, but I don't agree.

At the time I was earning $48k CAD for a full time job. That is about $24 CAD/hr. or roughly $18 USD/hr.

I lived in a sharehouse with 4 other people. I walked to work, even in -35C winter. I had no phone, no tv. I didn't eat out, I cooked all my own meals. No alcohol. Enjoyment was a walk in the park (free).

I did all of that so I could scrimp and save for years and years until I finally had a meagre savings account, then I hit the road.

I lived full time in a ground tent for 2 years of my adult life. I ate plain oats cooked in a little camp stove for 2 years straight. I camped out in the middle of nowhere most nights which meant I didn't spend money on alcohol or partying.

I made a lot of sacrifices to make that happen, and I think basically anyone with a job could do the same, if they wanted.