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tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

I'm okay with that, yes.

tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

My rise to riches was relatively recent. I was making 100K/year 10 years ago and 200K/year 5 years ago when I moved to the West Coast.

tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

I haven't always had this salary... 4 years ago I was at 200K/year.

tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

Good news on the living standard - I grew up in relative poverty, so that won't be as much of a problem. I still don't spend a lot these days...

tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on the perspective), I'm still relatively young and will likely have to pay years of living costs. The average retiree is much older - which is an advantage in this case.

tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

Thank you for the response. Remote work not an option even though it's FANG (trust me I tried), college fund already established and enough money in it, not mentioned in post.

tsetse | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

I've seen the sabbatical option working out for some people, but in my case it won't because a number of reasons, including the fact I haven't been there long enough.