First, the idea that the only way to spend 150k (post tax in CA) is expensive watches and cars is pretty ridiculous. A half decent accommodation will run you 30k if renting, or more like 60k for a mortgage at todays…
The thing you’re perhaps running into is that plenty of people, supposedly very qualified folks, can talk at a high level but can’t actually do the job — can’t even string a handful of lines of code together.
First, the idea that the only way to spend 150k (post tax in CA) is expensive watches and cars is pretty ridiculous. A half decent accommodation will run you 30k if renting, or more like 60k for a mortgage at todays…
The thing you’re perhaps running into is that plenty of people, supposedly very qualified folks, can talk at a high level but can’t actually do the job — can’t even string a handful of lines of code together.