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1. Charlag (charlag@birb.site)'s status on Sunday, 29-Apr-2018 08:06:49 EDT Charlag

   "...I've always lived cheaply. I live like a student, basically. And I like that, because it means that money is not telling me what to do. I can do what I think is important for me to do. It freed me to do what seemed worth doing. So make a real effort to avoid getting sucked into all the expensive lifestyle habits of typical Americans. Because if you do that, then people with the money will dictate what you do with your life. You won't be able to do what's really important to you."

   Wow RMS

   1. varx (social aspect) (varx@i.write.codethat.sucks)'s status on Sunday, 29-Apr-2018 09:47:37 EDT varx (social aspect)

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      @charlag I always found it weird to hear fellow software developers talk about financial insecurity. Like, dude, we're both making like $100k, where is your money even going?

      There are lots of legitimate reasons they could be needing that much (health, family, etc.) but then I would learn more about their lifestyles and like... no, they were just spending the money on *things* because they had it, and then being surprised when it ran out.