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I’m 6’2” and weighed about 150 lbs. last year. Now I weigh 180 lbs. and I attribute the weight gain almost exclusively to eating the number of calories I actually was supposed to (chronic under-eater before). It sucked at first, shoveling all the food I could in... but now I’ve tapered off and have maintained 180 for the last twelve months or so with relative ease. You just gotta EAT.

I drive about once a week now, as opposed to my previous daily routine, and noticed yesterday it was difficult for me to remain focused on the road, to your point about skills having fallen off.

FWIW, they mentioned their previous job’s pay was only 80k less, not absolute.

What grievances do you have with the field, outside of generally being annoyed? Just curious, as I work in the field.

Same here. Not very religious, but when I attend Mass every Xmas Eve, silent night literally brings goosebumps to my skin...

Wait, what? Could you elaborate on this?

I had a bad experience interviewing with Facebook’s Product Data Scientist group. I had two initial calls with a recruiter, was told to expect outreach for a third, and never heard from them again. I followed up twice – radio silence.

Was there a large, I guess “significant” difference between your results pre- and post-bug?

Am I reading that site correctly, that the full book has not yet been released? Does anyone know of a timeline for it?

Also, “healthy” in Spanish!

I turn 25 in several weeks and my net worth just crossed $150k a month back. I currently make just shy of $80k in Minneapolis.

The biggest recommendations I can give for trying to save more money:

Make yourself work a bit – sock away more than what you would deem “comfortable” and live off the rest. You’ll be forced to really think about what’s worth spending on.

Get a roommate. I save probably $3,000 a year from this alone, and a big plus is that I get along just fine with him.

Spend frivolously on things that really let you have fun or relax – to a point. I like Mexican food, a good gym membership, and quality groceries. I don’t worry about what I spent on these items because I spend next-to-nothing elsewhere.

Start young. I opened my Roth when I was 17 and have maxed it out each year, in addition to maxing our my work retirement accounts the last few years.