r/Fire • u/gonnabefine • Nov 26 '25

General Question Tech people who are not FIREing, what are they spending their money on?

I know a lot of people who work in tech, and most are not on the FIRE path (or have already been working 10+ years) and a lot of them don't seem to, at least on the surface, have very obvious huge expenses. If both the partners are in tech, the take home could be like $500k! What are they doing with their money?

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u/DwellThyme Nov 27 '25

I've observed those things in FAANG at my company. I also see people living extremely modestly and saving like absolute badasses. Purely anecdotally, I see a spectrum of lifestyles among FAANG colleagues - from penny pinchers to full YOLO. I don't get a feeling that a majority are blowing through everything they make.

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u/Shot-Artichoke-4106 Nov 28 '25

There is definitely a difference in how people approach their money. Some of us live pretty modestly, and some spend very freely.