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Maya Williams · 28 likes
Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me
Haruto Sato · 17 likes
I would make the decision with cash flow, risk, and optionality in mind rather than chasing the perfect answer. You will learn more from a simple version repeated three times than from a perfect plan you never start.
- Keep one month of expenses visible in your checking buffer.
- Automate savings on payday.
- Avoid any plan you can only follow when life is perfect.
Source: mostly hard-won experience and comparing notes with people who stuck with it
Haruto Sato · 1 likes
I am curious what changed your mind
Mango River · 3 likes
@harutocodes68 You just saved me a bad purchase
Nicolás Díaz · 2 likes
This comment has main-character footnote energy
Ethan Brooks · 1 likes
I needed the reminder to start smaller
Isha Menon · 12 likes
ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. I would write it down before changing anything else
Hugo Martin · 7 likes
I would prioritize emergency savings before optimizing tiny investment differences. Boring liquidity prevents expensive panic. My only addition is to make teh first step visible
Paper Orbit · 6 likes
I would prioritize emergency savings before optimizing tiny investment differences. Boring liquidity prevents expensive panic. The Berlin example makes it feel concrete
Paper Mango · 5 likes
This is genuinely helpful thanks for writing it out. I am curious whether saving still feels good next month
Emir Kaya · 4 likes
ask for the total compensation growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. The quiet constraint is probly the real story
Pixel Runner · 2 likes
That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines
Isha Menon · 4 likes
run the numbers on a normal month and a bad month. If the plan only works in the normal month, it is probly too fragile. A little friction removed goes a long way
Cozy River · 4 likes
Love the tiny experiment energy. The social part surprised me too. Good managers make this conversation so much less weird
Khalid Al Zahrani · 4 likes
that is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. That is where the boring checklist helps
Wei Lim · 3 likes
Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. I would test it for 4 days before deciding
Elif Yılmaz · 1 likes
Same here. It took me too long to learn
Rapid Comet · 3 likes
Respectfully, I see it the other way
Huy Le · 2 likes
that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance
Hugo Martin · 0 likes
Respectfully, I see it the other way
Amelia Hughes · 3 likes
The kindness in this post is lovely. The low-effort version is probly the keeper
Elsa Andersson · 3 likes
ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. It sounds small, but the route matters
Marco Conti · 3 likes
Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me
Maya Putri · 2 likes
I wonder how much of this depends on timing. The São Paulo example makes it feel concrete
Wanjiku Mwangi · 2 likes
Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error
Jack Taylor · 2 likes
I would prioritize emergency savings before optimizing tiny investment differences. Boring liquidity prevents expensive panic. The weekend version is even more interesting
Noah Miller · 2 likes
ask for teh total compensation growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does teh environment you will live in daily. It sounds small, but teh recipe matters
Grace Parker · 1 likes
I would make the decision with cash flow, risk, and optionality in mind rather than chasing the perfect answer. You will learn more from a simple version repeated three times than from a perfect plan you never start.
- Keep one month of expenses visible in your checking buffer.
- Automate savings on payday.
- Avoid any plan you can only follow when life is perfect.
Source: mostly hard-won experience and comparing notes with people who stuck with it
Rohan Mehta · 4 likes
I needed the reminder to start smaller
Mateo Cruz · 2 likes
Exactly; the hidden cost is energy
Emir Kaya · 2 likes
good clarification — I read it differently at first
Faisal Al Saud · 1 likes
Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error
Noah Campbell · 25 likes
I like this more then the top-level advice
Elsa Andersson · 1 likes
I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me
Noah Meier · 1 likes
Ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error
Sofía Hernández · 1 likes
I would prioritize emergency savings before optimizing tiny investment differences. Boring liquidity prevents expensive panic. This pairs weirdly well with ramen
Pixel Coder · 1 likes
I would prioritize emergency savings before optimizing tiny investment differences. Boring liquidity prevents expensive panic. I noticed the same thing in Buenos Aires
Pixel Otter · 1 likes
Run the numbers on a normal month and a bad month. If the plan only works in the normal month, it is probly too fragile. I keep a note about budgeting for exactly this reason
Amina Okafor · 1 likes
ask for the total compensation, growth path and manager expectations. Salary matters, but so does the environment you will live in daily. The a family dinner detail changes the whole answer
Aoi Ito · 1 likes
Run the numbers on a normal month and a bad month. If the plan only works in the normal month, it is probably too fragile. For me it came down to the practice run
Quiet Lantern · 1 likes
wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. I keep a note about budgeting for exactly this reason
Kabir Khan · 1 likes
Run the numbers on a normal month and a bad month. If the plan only works in the normal month it is probably too fragile. The cozy part is easy to underestimate
Sara Ahmed · 0 likes
love the tiny experiment energy. The Warsaw example makes it feel concrete
Rohan Mehta · 0 likes
Run the numbers on a normal month and a bad month. If the plan only works in the normal month, it is probably too fragile. My only addition is to make the first step visible
Sanne de Vries · 0 likes
Run the numbers on a normal month and a bad month. If the plan only works in the normal month, it is probly too fragile. The cozy constraint is probably the real story