My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer

Post by cpursley » Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 11:23 PM UTC

azth wrote: post #549

CodeGlitch wrote: post #105

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The modern "progressive" thought-process is to feel guilty about having a good education. I went to private school in the UK and the only thing I feel is infinite gratitude to my parents for forking-out the money to send me there (they were not rich, they were both teachers).

> The modern "progressive" thought-process is to feel guilty about having a good education. This is what happens when there is a lack of religion and belief in God. In Islam, we know we're going to be asked about the blessings that were bestowed on us, no matter how small, so it's always in the back of our mind that we should be grateful to God, and to use those blessings in the ways of good, not evil.

Post by totetsu » Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 11:44 PM UTC

CodeGlitch wrote: post #105

bjornsing wrote: post #51

> Disclaimer: I acknowledge that I’ve been very privileged, especially in the educational opportunities I’ve had. This might sound reasonable from a US-centric perspective, but to me it reads like utter nonsense. The main privilege here is access to the US labor market and tax policy. There are no stories like this one where I live (in Sweden). Absolutely none.

The modern "progressive" thought-process is to feel guilty about having a good education. I went to private school in the UK and the only thing I feel is infinite gratitude to my parents for forking-out the money to send me there (they were not rich, they were both teachers).

Post by fundad » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 5:35 PM UTC

yunohn wrote: post #340

fundad wrote: post #324

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QOL staying the same is quite attractive. Out of curiosity, how many millions of dollars-equivalent does it cost to buy heath insurance in retirement? Isn’t that more attractive than what you need in the states?

> QOL staying the same is quite attractive. I can’t speak for the OP, but usually QoL refers to essential things like housing, food, education, etc. Outside of that, the average Dutchie has very little disposable income. This means that the extra money they make in the USA, is still quite useful since you can spend it on all the other stuff that gives you joy in life.

Post by tandymodel100 » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 8:38 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #576

tandymodel100 wrote: post #574

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Fine, how about tandymodel100? (if that fits in the username column)

Ok, you're now https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tandymodel100 .

Post by piyh » Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 5:27 AM UTC

thisistheend123 wrote: post #218

I have a noob question: If everyone thought and lived like this. Save everything, don't spend too much, don't have kids etc. Would it not lead us into a world where there is not enough economic activity and growth. And the money that you do have in that case would not be worth much anyway..