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Re: Quitting the rat race

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Post by 2muchcoffeeman »

cpsns wrote: post #32
halfmatthalfcat wrote: post #19

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Planning an exit, if you truly want to leave, is possible and takes time (years). You don’t have to keep on but just know the time horizon is long and you need a solid plan.

The time horizon is long, very long. I may make the most I ever have, but it’s a paltry sum compared to most HNers. One way or another I will leave, it remains to be seen what that will actually mean. For now all I can do is keep putting money away and praying I get lucky.

I have gotten lucky in a small but not insubstantial way, a couple of times.

I still make less than most HNers, but it’s decent for where I am.

I don’t know what the exit plan is. It never seems like you have enough. I’ve even looked at minimum retirement savings needed and I should be good for my current lifestyle, but I don’t feel like the numbers are right or I keep coming up with excuses. There is a lot of anxiety around this.

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Post by nine_k »

morepork wrote: post #46
nine_k wrote: post #29

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Isn't it the classics of downshifting? Move to a cheap place, do some remote work, maybe time to time. Plan not to need much health care %)

In most of the world basic health care is provided to all residents at low or no cost Edit: to the user, paid for via taxes/etc.

Basic, yes! But try to avoid breaking a leg, or getting a bad case of COVID, because you definitely can do a lot to lower such risks.

Re: Quitting the rat race

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Post by itisit »

fsckboy wrote: post #54
itisit wrote: post #34

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I think you're overanalyzing what is too brief of a blog post to draw any sound conclusions about the author's meaning or their character.

> too brief of a blog post the author kept it brief by relying on cliche after cliche, telling us to make sure we watched a completely cliche video. Why do people who have a critique of society think that they're the only ones who ever thought of this stuff? can't get enough of it? here, enjoy https://youtu.be/n-sQSp5jbSQ?t=28

> Why do people who have a critique of society think that they're the only ones who ever thought of this stuff?

Where did you get that from?

Re: Quitting the rat race

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Post by metadat »

nine_k wrote: post #66
metadat wrote: post #41

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How do you plan to not need healthcare. "Just don't get sick?" ???

Do not embark on such a project if you have some chronic conditions. Start in a good shape. Generally keep a healthy lifestyle: no heavy drinking, no junk food dinners, enough motion, etc. Stay away from high-risk pastimes like snowboarding, motorcycle racing, etc. Wash your hands and do other trivial things to keep infections reasonably away, especially when far from thickets of civilization. Things like that. Do wh…

No doubt, but beyond the practical advice you've offered, a lot of health in the long term comes down to luck. Some people eat perfectly and still develop cancer at age 34, others never develop it despite "living a hard life".

On average, health insurance doesn't seem optional.

:-/

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Post by discreteevent »

fsckboy wrote: post #54
itisit wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're overanalyzing what is too brief of a blog post to draw any sound conclusions about the author's meaning or their character.

> too brief of a blog post the author kept it brief by relying on cliche after cliche, telling us to make sure we watched a completely cliche video. Why do people who have a critique of society think that they're the only ones who ever thought of this stuff? can't get enough of it? here, enjoy https://youtu.be/n-sQSp5jbSQ?t=28

Clichés can be true.

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Post by namuol »

I’m pretty sure the romanticizing of the idea of “quitting the rat race” is one of the largest motivators to play the game.

If you want to quit the rat race you’re going to have to sacrifice a lot, unless you checks notes “[work] at a top tier investment bank as a software engineer”.

Re: Quitting the rat race

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Post by Ralo »

lettergram wrote: post #47
dvt wrote: post #11

I might be a bit harsh, but this is a typical western le bon sauvage misunderstanding about what goes on in the wilderness. I also grew up in the mountains (of Eastern Europe), and I equally despise the eye-rolling fakery and the hustle and bustle of modern day Los Angeles. I love camping, and I surf, and kayak, scuba dive, offroad, and explore. But I don't make the category mistake of thinking the former is somehow…

As someone who has a farm an hour from anywhere, I can attest it’s … interesting and dangerous. Imagine breaking a leg on a massive property, no roads to where you are, no cell service. What do you do? If you want to live, you crawl. If you’re strong enough, have enough will, and are lucky — you make it. Else, the coyotes eat you. Hell they might eat you anyway. Addendum: just last week I was surrounded by the local…

I live in the city, but have friends out in the mountains of BC and when we go hiking, we carry this 1 time use SOS beacon. It's registered with the government and if we hit it, they will send out a helicopter. He's used it before on another hiker who broke their leg.

You should always carry a gun as well.

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