Weekly Discussion: 16 June 2025 (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I just updated my annual spreadsheet (haven’t been on top of it) and some “fun” facts that no one asked for:

Our portfolio almost covers my base salary at a naive 4% withdrawal
Our net worth is 81% of total lifetime gross earnings
My pay at my current job has increased an average of 20% annually over the last decade (with considerable volatility)
My pay this year is almost 7x more than my first job out of college (inflation adjusted)
Our highest earning year was 4 years ago
Our net worth has increased a bit over 6x since I heavily got into FIRE
My 401k is worth just under double the gross contributions

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

A few Qs because I hate myself:

what is your base salary?
what is your pay currently?
do you amend your base salary calculations when you get a raise?
also what do you do that gives you a 20% raise every year?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I’m conflicted on giving numbers, by default it feels like an unintended flex. But hey, it’s the fire community and we love numbers so…

$150k
complicated, but has averaged $750k the last few years
I don’t, this was a factoid, I concentrate on expenditures
tech in finance, mostly leading teams and managing people

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thanks for your candid response!

However it does confirm that I will never see these numbers in my lifetime.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I doubt it means much, but the first 12 years of my career were on a more modest path. Luck and opportunity have an outsized impact. The only "smart" thing I did was leave a comfortable job for a higher stress one, but that's probably survivorship bias talking.