I make over $300,000 a year working for Meta in San Francisco and still don't own a car, couch, or TV

Courtesy of Raymond Zeng Raymond Zeng lives in the SF Bay Area as a Meta software engineer. Earning $306,500 annually, he saves aggressively, aiming for retirement by age 30. Zeng prioritizes travel and hobbies over material goods, using credit card perks to save on travel. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Zeng, 24, a Meta software engineer living in the San Francisco Bay area. It has been edited for length and clarity. I've been told by many of my friends that ...