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A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
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Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#32How does anyone ever sustain a relationship let alone hooking up with something like this?
I really hope he finds a partner who appreciates such a sacrifice and attitude !!!
Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, and a heated+refrigerated truck for most of the north. It would be unacceptable to have the engine running the whole time. I think it's doable in theory with a truck that has giant electric batteries, e.g. a Tesla Powerwall or two. Maybe a specialized RV cwould have it.
Or a diesel generator. But that's an ongoing vs capital cost question I guess.
Diesel exhaust is never good for you. It also risks being noisy. The noise attracts unwanted attention too.
Imagine an RV with sufficient batteries that can be charged at an electric fast charging station. That's all you need, but I don't think it exists.
Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
And his truck's parked in a Google parking lot. Where you can assume almost every inch of pavement is on camera. This is probably, disclosure included, one of the safest places to live in the US.
From this guy's perspective, the biggest risk of publicizing his living situation is that maybe someone on Google's legal team learns about it, decides it's a liability concern, and kicks him out of the lot. The article is from 2015 so kind of moot at this point.
FWIW, for the same reasons above, it's safe to assume nobody lives on Google's campus without Google knowing about it. (And of course, the article mentions Google security checked out the trailer.)
Google's employee perks are heavily built around the idea of keeping their employees on campus as much as possible, an employee living there is almost arguably the penultimate goal.
Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#35Old, from 2015.
thanks, i didn't notice it from the title's parentheses
Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
You would need to buy a refrigerated truck to pull this off in the south.
Yes, and a heated+refrigerated truck for most of the north. It would be unacceptable to have the engine running the whole time. I think it's doable in theory with a truck that has giant electric batteries, e.g. a Tesla Powerwall or two. Maybe a specialized RV cwould have it.
There are propane-powered appliances intended for RV use.
Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#37I did something like this making six figures and working for a non tech industry. My plan wasn't to retire early, but to save enough to quit for 1-3 years and work on my own ideas. I'm at the own ideas part and things are going well.
I had acquaintances who didnt understand why I lived so far below my means. But most people reluctantly agreed once I explained my plan.
Worst case if this all comes to nothing I can go back to a job.
For perspective, I did this in Houston, was able to buy a house and have a social life. Lower living costs will push that six figures a lot further than it would go in a place like SF.
Re: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
#38Anyone knows where this guy is from?