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IGyt55
Sep 21, 2021 11 Comments

Here is the rough outline of my career, thoughts?

Long term goals:
- Work a stress-free 30-40 hours when I’m 40+
- Paid off house + 1 lake cabin before I’m 50
- Lots of travel and experiencing the world

Current position:
- Bachelors degree from State school
- 2 yoe, mostly at Intuit, some at Amazon as L5
- Own home, 700k value w/ 500k mortgage
- TC 245k
- Networth ~= $240k (including house)
- 25 YO

The Plan (roughly based on age)
- 26 Transfer to less stressful job (Microsoft, Intuit)
- 27 start having kids
- 27 start part time masters program (CS)
- 28 either transfer or promoted to Senior title
- 30 sell current home, purchase long term family home w/ 15 year mortgage
- 31 finish masters degree
- 33 transfer or promoted to Staff level (will be 10 yoe + masters)
- 35 purchase lake cabin
- 37 acquire teaching license
- 38 either attempt for the next level or rest & vest
- 40 soft retire into Community college teaching position
- 45 pay off family home
- 50 last kids will probably move out
- 50 pay off lake cabin
- 55 full retire, travel, visit kids, live at lake cabin when I can

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