Why is this being downvoted other tha people not reading properly? Saving “+ / a $30k” means occasionally “saving negative $30k”.

What was meant was “saving ~$30k”, which is impressive. Don’t use “+ / - $X” because it doesn’t mean what you think

In California a $100k salary results in the take home pay of a little more than $5k/month. So saving ~$30k/year is roughly equivalent to saving half of your take home pay of a $100k salary in California.

That's pretty good. Please keep in mind that other people do things such as support a family or go on dates. They have expenses and may live in costly cities. Even on a salary of $200k a year that's decent.

Of course it is, I said nothing to the contrary?

> Saving plus or minus $30k a year is not much to brag about!

I assume you're responding to that? Note the emphasis, as in original; the figure is ~insignificant~ err 'not important here'.