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Comment on Ask HN: How can I continue working as long as possible?

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it seems unlikely that I will ever be able to afford a comfortable retirement despite my efforts to save.

You aren't doing it right then.

Switch to a mostly stock-based compensation. Capital gain is much better than employment income.

He mentions having a huge pile of student loans and credit card loans to pay off due to having to finance his college years by himself. So while your general advice for buding wealth is correct, switching to mostly stock-based compensation probably isn't an option for him by the sound of his writings.

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