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Re:Ask HN: What would you do in my situation? by throwaway82729 on Saturday February 24, 2018 @05:01PM (#16455686)
I've been employed for 13 years and I started with a low-paying job ($35k). I had to pay off some loans in the early part of my career and didn't save much for the first 6 years. After that, I bought my house which ate into my savings. The house is currently worth $500k more than what I paid for it. Currently, I try to save at least $4k per month. I drive a cheap car (pay $134) per month and have no other debts other than my mortgage. The only thing we splurge on is food and even with that, we don't spend more than $15/person when we go out.
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Re:Ask HN: What would you do in my situation? by smoyer on Saturday February 24, 2018 @06:35PM (#16456139)
Ah ... so it wasn't an average of $450k over those years. Sorry I misread your situation. Unfortunately, I don't know of anything that can help you with your H1B problem in the US. There are exceptions in other countries that are more desperate for certain types of professionals.
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Re:Ask HN: What would you do in my situation? by maxwin on Sunday February 25, 2018 @12:53AM (#16457376)
Since you said your family has some health problems. I suggest that you find a way to continue to work and save for at least 2 years .
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Re:Ask HN: What would you do in my situation? by sheepmullet on Monday February 26, 2018 @06:51AM (#16464656)
> Currently, I try to save at least $4k per month

Is that excluding stock and bonus?

When I was on a similar wage I was saving $12k/month.

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