Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay
by morgante on Friday August 11, 2017 @02:37AM
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> High income earners like software engineers tend to be able to save a very significant percentage of their income
Exactly, especially when you're young. It's very possible to save 50+% of your income as a software engineer in a HCOL.
This is especially useful since nothing says you have to retire where you work. Even before then, lots of high-ticket purchases (like vacations) don't scale with your COL.
Exactly, especially when you're young. It's very possible to save 50+% of your income as a software engineer in a HCOL.
This is especially useful since nothing says you have to retire where you work. Even before then, lots of high-ticket purchases (like vacations) don't scale with your COL.