"...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
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@charlag Fair point, although it's no surprise. No one talks about their salaries, so employers are free to underpay.
I was offered 67k out of college and didn't negotiate because I didn't know better. Next employer asked my previous salary, and I told them because, again, I didn't know better. Given 88k starting salary. A manager later told me, at the same company, that I was underpaid and raised it to 99k. Now I'm at 106k, and probably should be making 115-120k.