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Re:Ask HN: Any rich programmers that don't have to work but ... by godot on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @06:52PM (#16173236)
Since you've made a throwaway for this, I figured I'd ask more intimate details: How much money did you make off of that sale that you consider it good enough to take a few years off but not retire completely? $1 mil, $2 mil, more, less?

I ask since amount of money needed to live without work for a few years in silicon valley/bay area (assuming you're in it) is typically enough money to retire forever in a place like Thailand/Chiang Mai, and so would follow up and ask why won't you do that :)

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Re:Ask HN: Any rich programmers that don't have to work but ... by TAcoding4fun on Thursday January 18, 2018 @02:33PM (#16180515)
About 2-3 times my yearly salary (which was pretty comfortable as it was). I have a lot of room to slash my expenses. I'm just looking for some breathing room to get back to what I love about computer science.. I don't mind working again in a few years! :)
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