Apologies for the digression and please feel free not to answer, but I’m curious: How were you able to retire at 33? Successful startup? Family money? Working in finance plus reasonable frugality?
Just genetic lottery. My family owns a chain of convenience stores in upstate NY, and after some time in banking I decided I’d prefer not to work any more. I am writing a book, but I don’t feel comfortable calling myself an author until I publish it.
I’m comfortable talking about it as long as I don’t feel like I’m being perceived as bragging about something over which I have no control (which is stupid, and which I see in other people all the time)
I guess the important question for most of us is: “Is that something I could try to replicate?” Obviously no, unless your family is planning to adopt some LessWrongers. :D
Still, we can hope that your experiences will be useful for our children one day.
Yup. And being at K&C for most of my life, any windfalls get passed forward, so I’m not competing with anyone for those going forward. But not especially helpful in replication.
Oops. Hit a one way button. Will just use edit to rewrite next time But now I know what “retract” does :)
Apologies for the digression and please feel free not to answer, but I’m curious: How were you able to retire at 33? Successful startup? Family money? Working in finance plus reasonable frugality?
Just genetic lottery. My family owns a chain of convenience stores in upstate NY, and after some time in banking I decided I’d prefer not to work any more. I am writing a book, but I don’t feel comfortable calling myself an author until I publish it.
I’m comfortable talking about it as long as I don’t feel like I’m being perceived as bragging about something over which I have no control (which is stupid, and which I see in other people all the time)
I guess the important question for most of us is: “Is that something I could try to replicate?” Obviously no, unless your family is planning to adopt some LessWrongers. :D
Still, we can hope that your experiences will be useful for our children one day.
Yup. And being at K&C for most of my life, any windfalls get passed forward, so I’m not competing with anyone for those going forward. But not especially helpful in replication.
Oops. Hit a one way button. Will just use edit to rewrite next time But now I know what “retract” does :)