News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Poll: Why are people leaving their jobs? by sokoloff on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:31PM (#29938186)
Personally, I’m still building for retirement. I have way more than enough to live every month, but way less than I’ll need to retire and be able to spend my early retirement (healthiest remaining) years traveling and still be confident that my spouse (with longevity in her family) will be well taken care of financially if she lives as long as the rest of her family tends to.

Retirement savings (and to a lesser extent because the numbers are way smaller, college savings) drive the need to accumulate 25x your annual expenses.

Re:Poll: Why are people leaving their jobs? by ryandrake on Friday January 14, 2022 @03:31PM (#29939994)
Yes. Even if I had my every theoretical need and want covered by my salary, it still makes sense to go for more, because it just goes right into savings and reduces my retirement age by X.

I have a sign "The Goal is to not have to work" right above my monitor in my home office. Every career/learning/spending/saving decision I make is in furtherance of this goal.