I’ve been reading your blogs for the past 8-years.
Question: do you not have income concerns / pressures?
Please take this question from a positive place but it seems like you’ve been able to sustain years of relatively low pay (especially since you’re a father now) without concern.
I’m not sure most people can endure as long as you have and it makes me wonder if you have supplemental income not accounted for.
Not asking you to share anything you don’t feel comfortable with … and your transparency over the years has hugely influenced my thinking on should I start my own business.
Thanks for reading for so long!
> Question: do you not have income concerns / pressures?
Yes, definitely. I am a bit worried about not being able to get back to $100k+/yr in income, and I'm less confident that the safety net of "just go back to FAANG" is still available.
> I’m not sure most people can endure as long as you have and it makes me wonder if you have supplemental income not accounted for.
I do. We have investments that provide additional income. We also live in Western Massachusetts, in an area where living costs are fairly low, so we fortunately don't need to draw down much from our investments to get by.