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Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by commenter1 »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #44
ff317 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually all of these things are more achievable than you think. I have a relative who has a family of 5 (as in two adults and three young kids) and they've managed to travel the world the past several years on a high school teacher's salary. It's all about your priorities/tradeoffs and how much work you're willing to put into it. They lead a very no-frills budget-restricted life, keep very minimal possessions, put e…

>It's all about your priorities/tradeoffs and how much work you're willing to put into it. They lead a very no-frills budget-restricted life, keep very minimal possessions, put effort into finding overseas teaching jobs in low cost-of-living areas, finding dirt-cheap travel deals... So how is their retirement plans coming along? >...and honestly I think the kids getting all this early travel and cultural exposure is…

One does not have to retire to a first world country. Seriously, why would you even want to retire to USA? Health care, which old people tend to use, is stupid expensive.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by ben_w »

autotune wrote: post #47
ben_w wrote: post #40

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Datapoint: an ex of mine is from a family which did this at the insistence of her mother. Her dad got a job in Bangladesh and that’s how they left Washington DC. They were only there for a few years, but followed it with a few in Paris and a few in Kenya (and in her case, a few in NI and England). Yes, this adventure started in the mid-90s and lots has changed since then, and yes both parents have degrees; but if you…

Unless, of course, you can keep your current pay by working remote for a Bay Area company and move to Cheapsville, McFlyoverState for a few years and save enough to do whatever you want.

If you can work remotely, then you can save up while exploring the capital cities of any $-poor nation instead of wasting good years in the overlooked areas of a rich one.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

reverend_gonzo wrote: post #59
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #57

> Hey 35 year old, be aware of spent your half life Don't need my coffee, found my morning anxiety!

I beg to differ with that statement. I'd say life doesn't really begin until you're on your own, so around 18 for me, but I'd really say that life picked up around the late 20s, early 30s. So, at 37, if I look at everything that I've done in the last 10 years, and now knowing what I want to do, I've still got three lives to live.

> but I'd really say that life picked up around the late 20s, early 30s. So, at 37, if I look at everything that I've done in the last 10 years, and now knowing what I want to do, I've still got three lives to live.

Absolutely. Since I've turned 30 I've gotten married, found my career, and bought a house. I've really only figured out life in the last 5 years or so. I've got many lifetimes to live as well.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

commenter1 wrote: post #61
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It's all about your priorities/tradeoffs and how much work you're willing to put into it. They lead a very no-frills budget-restricted life, keep very minimal possessions, put effort into finding overseas teaching jobs in low cost-of-living areas, finding dirt-cheap travel deals... So how is their retirement plans coming along? >...and honestly I think the kids getting all this early travel and cultural exposure is…

One does not have to retire to a first world country. Seriously, why would you even want to retire to USA? Health care, which old people tend to use, is stupid expensive.

I'm Canadian, so I have no desire to retire to a place with awful health care. How does health care in second/third world countries work? Are you instantly granted all rights to health care if you retire to another nation?

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by soared »

stabbles wrote: post #19
soared wrote: post #18

This one is unkowningly funny: Hey 26 year old, these are your prime earning years, make sure you're saving as much as you can

Why do you think so?

Its the opposite lens of most the other advice. The others look at the mid 20s as a time to have fun, quit jobs you don't like, etc. This advice is purely fiscal - you earn in a prime position to earn money, so maximize that value while you can. All the advice agrees the mid 20s is a prime, but 80% is prime for fun/living while this one is prime for money.

Still good advice, just a funny juxtaposition.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by keiferski »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #44
ff317 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually all of these things are more achievable than you think. I have a relative who has a family of 5 (as in two adults and three young kids) and they've managed to travel the world the past several years on a high school teacher's salary. It's all about your priorities/tradeoffs and how much work you're willing to put into it. They lead a very no-frills budget-restricted life, keep very minimal possessions, put e…

>It's all about your priorities/tradeoffs and how much work you're willing to put into it. They lead a very no-frills budget-restricted life, keep very minimal possessions, put effort into finding overseas teaching jobs in low cost-of-living areas, finding dirt-cheap travel deals... So how is their retirement plans coming along? >...and honestly I think the kids getting all this early travel and cultural exposure is…

Optimizing life for retirement seems like the single most backward strategy one could have. I don't even mean that in some sort of counter-cultural way - it just seems deeply irrational.

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by soared »

keiferski wrote: post #60
captainbland wrote: post #20

Hoo boy that's a lot of over-privileged suggestions right there. "hi, millennial who is working full time to make rent, now is the time to start your business!", "Why not take your family around the world?" It's a nice idea and the site works pretty well on mobile, but it sort of grinds my gears.

"If there's one thing I wish I could do to improve HN, it would be to detect this sort of middlebrow dismissal algorithmically. Unsophisticated people read an article like this and think: Gosh, I better eat honey for breakfast! People a little more sophisticated think: Hey, this is anecdotal evidence! Yeah, we know that. But is that the most interesting thing one can say about this article? Is it not at least a sourc…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 (2007)

Re: Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

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Post by stabbles »

brightball wrote: post #37

IMO the most valuable sections are always going to be Unfortunately, the hard thing is that when you're It's a paradox.

Makes me think of that line "If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them you know not me" from Father & Son by Cat Stevens.
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