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Re:Stanford CS007: Personal Finance For Engineers by Spooky23 on Monday November 27, 2017 @05:44PM (#15792332)
I put 20% of my salary away from 22-30. 12% after that, but I bought a house that appreciated 50%.

Now I could literally walk out the door and make at least what I’m making in my own in 3-5 phone calls. Not because of any magical talent, but because I’ve been around and have a decent network.

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Re:Stanford CS007: Personal Finance For Engineers by kamaal on Monday November 27, 2017 @10:02PM (#15793928)
And having a home of your own makes a lot of difference.

A huge chunk of your monthly expenditure is now taken care of.

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Re:Stanford CS007: Personal Finance For Engineers by jjkk0101 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:19AM (#15796173)
Yes, after settling in a country with public sponsored health care and affordable housing, I can say that it takes very little to live comfortably. Also, not having Amazon saves a lot of money.
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