Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @11:51AM (#26726664)

An acceptable daycare for the "professional, white collar" class is minimum $1,500 per child per month and doctor visits are at least $200 or $250 out of pocket each time for regular viral/bacterial infections.

Kids aren't cheap if you want to keep up with your socioeconomic class. And by far the biggest cost is the extra you pay for a house to be located near other high earners so that the schools your kids go to is filled with kids of other high earners.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by bonzini on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:39PM (#26727343)

That's only true in the US of course...

I make less money than someone in the US, but daycare for me is 250 euro (it was 500 until 3 years old) and public daycare would be cheaper still. Visiting the doctor for a random virus brought back from school costs exactly 0 (a private visit would be around 100 euros). An orthodontist, if needed, would be the only major expense for a child apart from clothing and food.

University will be about 4000 euros a year at most (and would be cheaper if I earned less).

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by snypox on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:11PM (#26732092)

I start to think that I’m really lucky in central Europe. All those things (daycare, doctor, dentist) are free here. Even university is free.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by novok on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:08PM (#26726926)

What doctors are you going to!? Do you not have medical insurance?

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:34PM (#26727281)

Gold level HSA qualifying high deductible BCBS health plan with $7,500 out of pocket maximum and $3k deductible.

I’ve never known a doctor to charge less than $200 per visit with or without insurance.

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