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Hey you guys, how for away do you think that mirage is?
Yep. One's lifestyle (almost) always expands to fit their means.
As soon as you make what feels "comfortable," you'll want another 10-20k.
Yep. It's much better to focus on your quality of life right now, while keeping an eye on the back of your head for the future but I saw so many people just sacrificing everything to get that extra 20% salary, without realising inflation catches up to it faster than you get raises.
I want the salary that allows me to be independent, take care of my family and have time to spend with them, and that doesn't involve crushing my soul. Living life as happy as possible right now is more important than whatever magical number you think will solve all your problems. Personally I'm trying to achieve that by being a freelance in a passion field.
It depends where you live but it was figured out to be about 110k a decade ago on average in the US. Where I live that sounds pretty close maybe 140. However, I am biased since I truly don't want to own a house. Would rather rent.
I really hated renting, I would rather pay someone to manage my own house than put up with landlords again