Definitely tempting, thats the dream for me. However, do you think he'll still be living that lifestyle for the next 2, 5, 10, 25 years? I'm working toward that dream every day, but its a purely temporal thing.
Even the $100k+ engineer salary talk around here isn't necessarily a realistic goal either. Sure, there's always been people making that sort of money but not to the extent that they do now. Is it a safe bet to gamble that you'll still make that money in their in positions? Is it a safe bet that salaries will keep going up at this pace, or that life will stay at a pace where you can afford to work so much?
Again these are my dreams and goals too. But its just not safe to walk around with blinders on all day.
Even the $100k+ engineer salary talk around here isn't necessarily a realistic goal either. Sure, there's always been people making that sort of money but not to the extent that they do now. Is it a safe bet to gamble that you'll still make that money in their in positions? Is it a safe bet that salaries will keep going up at this pace, or that life will stay at a pace where you can afford to work so much?
Again these are my dreams and goals too. But its just not safe to walk around with blinders on all day.