My Software Engineer Salary

Yo! Decided to do a year end Q&A and let you know a bit more about me, also showing you exactly how much I make as a Software Engineer and how much this KZbin channel has generated!
Would really appreciate if you watch the whole vid and not only the money part, I worked hard on it, but I understand if you just want to see the $ stuff.
Anyways enjoy the video!
My instagram (if you care about my normal life)
/ lukemadeit_
Our discord (if you want to have a chat)
/ discord

[@LukeMadeIt]

Worked hard on the whole video so would mean the world to me if you watch rest of the vid aswell and not only the money part

[@user78978]

Nice video keep on the great work I watched the whole video

[@ejikegaetanonnodi711]

Unfortunately in the United states everything is way more expensive.. 100K in the US is quite good.. but not increadible... an average rent there is around 2.5 and 3K a month.. which for me its insane... I am making almost as you and I live in the UK.. not sure how much you pay rent there, but here is absolutely crazy.. and in the US i believe its even worse... would be interesting how much rent you pay for your appartement

[@pu6er713]

@@ejikegaetanonnodi711 as far as i know, on one of his video's preview was stated, that he pays $2000 rent

[@LukeMadeIt]

@@user78978thank you my bro 🫶

[@LukeMadeIt]

@@ejikegaetanonnodi711hey bro! apartment is 2000€/month but i have a roommate so im paying half of that, though you can easily get a decent studio for like 800€/month here

[@Discounted]

I love that you're helping younger people focus more on being productive. I think our generation in its entirety has dived into games and let it take over their lives as a coping mechanism - to avoid playing the game of real life. Which comes with discomforts.

[@LukeMadeIt]

it was something that the tech space was missing so i was kind of afraid at first but cool to see theres others feeling the same way with same interests 🤝

[@challengeyourmind3937]

Very rare for content creators to have this level of transparency. Big respects. Also great video, I like the fast paced style.

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you so much 🫶 when we choose to upload videos to youtube and start building a community its only right to share things with the people who support us 🤝

[@Mohamed-bu1yt]

@@LukeMadeItrespect for keeping it 100 how long do you think it will take for me to be job ready if i code for 2-4 hours daily?

[@M4rkooo_]

​@@Mohamed-bu1ytyeah I was wondering too

[@Mohamed-bu1yt]

@@M4rkooo_ same amount of hours daily?

[@M4rkooo_]

@@Mohamed-bu1yt well I prefer 3.5-4h

[@TheMrBush]

Dude I absolutely love your videos - your tips are so logical and grounded and its so refreshing seeing real advice and not clickbate tips for views. Keep it up.

[@LukeMadeIt]

really appreciate that 🤝 i too hate the "know it all" attitude, at the ene of the day we're all just trying to figure life out

[@NiravSoni-ij4tx]

massive respect, i am not even a dev but I genuinely enjoy watching your content so much it inspires me so much. BIG UPS

[@LukeMadeIt]

yooo thank you 🫶 really glad you've gotten something good from the videos

[@adaskosb]

Bro u made me more motivated than I ever been! Appreciate each movie u share with us, keep posting 😁

[@LukeMadeIt]

love to hear that my bro 🫶 comments like this mean alot to me so thank you for saying it 👊

[@TSOTO801]

Wow! It's very rare for youtubers or people in general to share the exact numbers, but it really motivates the others and answers a lot of questions. Thanks and keep it up

[@LukeMadeIt]

really appreciate the comment 🫶 people show me support here so much that its only right for me to show them some more personal things about my life aswell 🤝

[@mysterious2283]

You keep it short and simple and answer everything. That’s a good thing I just subscribed to your channel because you keep it real. That’s why I decided to subscribe. Once your KZbin blows up and becomes bigger don’t change bro

[@LukeMadeIt]

really appreciated fr 🫶 will do in the future aswell my friend 👊

[@PushkinMan]

Man, really like your videos. You are a natural at KZbin! To grow this much is insane. You have great skills and personality. Like many people already said, your transparency and honesty is what makes your channel so awesome! 👏

[@LukeMadeIt]

yoo good to see you again bro really appreciate that 🫶 just trying to get a little better with each video is all that matters its a long game we just need to be prepared to improve at the craft, just like coding 🤝

[@c_a_p_s]

Basically answered all the questions I had since I first found you. Good motivation. Thanks for doing what you do bro!

[@LukeMadeIt]

glad to hear that my friend 🤝 appreciate the comment 👊

[@parkeroof4705]

Really appreciate you bro. You are giving me hope to kind of reduce my gaming time and learn coding. Your content is awesome and really love the fact that you are so transparent!

[@LukeMadeIt]

so glad to hear the videos have been helpful on your journey 🫶

[@ezra6454]

Love the transparency and your dedication. Hard work and focus pays off. I need to revamp my life as well. Thanks to your viral video I really need to move up levels. Keep being successful.

[@LukeMadeIt]

theres no better time to start than now 🤝 really appreciate the comment too 🫶

[@azuboof]

I love your openness. Stay be way you are please do not change. You are an inspiration

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you my friend 🫶 will do that i promise 🤝

[@louwe_1747]

Amazing content, you really do keep it real and honest not like others who only make videos for money. They never even show how much they make. Keep rocking and please don't change like others do when your channel grows.

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you so much for this comment 🫶 i wanna do a video every year where i show my income for the year and show the people the journey all the way 🤝

[@nairobi_hunter]

🔥🔥 I recently came across ur vids ( am not a coder/ Programmer just a fella drawing lines on candles and clicking buttons (Forex) I like ur edits, short and precise.. It gives me Casey's Vibes- How u do a whole day vlog update (gym, shop, park , shower etc) while answer questions (I know it's been overused but u got it right... Short and Precise also effort put in all those different camera angles/ scene in each questions was some crazy dedication and yes I did noticed

[@LukeMadeIt]

man means alot to me that you noticed the efforts 🫶 motivates me to keep going so thank you for the comment 🤝 also cool to see other than programmers here too 👊

[@jwommy10]

yo bro I love your videos and they're giving me a new perspective on life, thanks for the awesome content !

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you for watching the videos 🫶

[@M4rkooo_]

Man i really i appreciated how you actually showed how long it took till u lander a job (1.5 years) you kept it real . Means alot 4-6 months stuff hast got to be bait . Insane vid

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you my friend 🫶 keep it pushing youre on a good track, may 2024 bring you the dev job 👊

[@lmj2662]

Love this video man! I just moved from Scotland to Seattle 3 months ago and it has been a big change but so glad I have done it. I would 100% recommend taking the opportunity to move abroad for even just a year or two

[@LukeMadeIt]

congrats my friend, definitely looking to do something similar when the opportunity comes 👊

[@FL1xane]

loved watching your journey bro so proud of how far you have come

[@LukeMadeIt]

big love brother 🫶 in 2024 we move even more 🤞

[@Baumi4683]

Your videos are such a vibe - absolutely in love with your content brother 🎉

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you my bro 🫶 always coming in with the support much appreciated fr 👊

[@gg.cip0t]

i can see the efforts bro, like you really capture different scenes and add them together and give us a good experience.❤

[@LukeMadeIt]

yoo thanks for noticing that 🫶 that outdoors section alone took like 2 hours haha but its worth it to make the videos more entertaining 🤝

[@gg.cip0t]

​@@LukeMadeItkeep it up brother!🫶

[@HUMESDADDY]

Subscribed because I appreciate the transparency. Happy New Year!

[@LukeMadeIt]

really appreciate that 🫶 happy new year to you too 👊

[@thabangtibla]

you were so real for this, respect🙌

[@LukeMadeIt]

💜👊 no point in hiding that kind of stuff

[@willneve7306]

I appreciate you keeping it real. Your place and WFH setup looks sick jealous indeed !

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you 🫶 no reason to hide this kind of stuff from the audience

[@OneStepDown]

Really liking your videos and production! I have to say that you made me finally push through and finish my pending programming courses. From Venezuela watching you👌

[@LukeMadeIt]

really glad to hear that my friend 🫶 thank you for supporting 👊

[@OneStepDown]

@@LukeMadeIt By the way my friend, what's your setup specs? Both laptop and desktop. Do you need a powerful graphics card for programming in 3D or with what you do or is it not necessary? 🤔

[@LukeMadeIt]

ill make a setup tour video soon but laptop macbook pro with M1 pro chip and desktop i7-10700k radeon 6700 xt etc and i havent done any 3D stuff but id assume that having a powerfull gpu would help

[@retrow999]

amazing video dude, love your content and thanks for being so transparent!

[@LukeMadeIt]

big love 🫶 glad you liked it 👊

[@ArcOfAo]

My guy great video bro! your style of editing is dope, currently trying to start learning to code myself. Big inspiration, Keep it up:)

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you bro 🫶 keep pushing forward and 2024 will be big 🤝

[@aayushsayshello]

Really love ur content my man!!! no bs videos and mostly, they r all on point

[@LukeMadeIt]

my bro really means alot to me 🫶 hoping to keep delivering more of those 👊

[@rohitkiran8687]

Thanks a lot luke!! i appreciate you a shit ton cause you are keeping it real, no one does that, just keep going brother!! Thanks again

[@LukeMadeIt]

love my bro great to see you again 🫶 how you been lately with the coding burnout? 🤔

[@rohitkiran8687]

@@LukeMadeIt Man you remeber!!, this means a shit ton to me! Thanks a lot for checking on me ♥, yaa i journald about the things that were happening, i took a day off contemplating my whole life till this point, i regained my clarity, and got a strong reason to keep going. Following that i took a few days off, now i am back on the track, coding is fun again. And thanks to you my brother, you've been helping me in shit ton of ways that i can't explain!! Much love to you

[@LukeMadeIt]

really love to hear that 🫶 many people talk about the benefits of journaling ill have to give it a shot too 🤔 for me aswell when feeling down, getting slowly back into a routine often fixes it 🤝 and after youre back on track you have proven to yourself you can do it so next time it will be little bit easier to do 👊 keep pushing my bro looking forward to seeing the growth in 2024

[@rohitkiran8687]

@@LukeMadeIt Thanks man, i'll keep pushing, this year was all mine, next year imma keep on going!! I'll keep updating my journey!! and yea journaling is an eye opener. Keep up the good work luke!!💥

[@ichkonntemichjakratzenaber2028]

thank you for being real brother, wishing you all the best for the future!

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you for watching the video 🫶 lets keep pushing my bro

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

"Have a routine in place that you can realistically follow every single day, but also understand that you cannot do everything at once" Exactly! That's exactly what I have been thinking about! You cant do anything at once, you need to be consistent every day. If you try to take everything on then you are just gonna fail and feel like its impossible. If you do things every day you will succed. In my case: If I try to study everything the last minute ill fail. If I study consistently(which I have started doing) I can get A on every single test and get straight As throughout highschool(which I am going to do) and still have time for me left! Consistency is key, you can't do everything at once and balance is key. This was exactly what I needed to hear, thank you! I have been thinking about this and now you confirmed it to me, that I am moving in the right direction! Wise words from a Wise man. Good luck on the rest of the journey that we call Life, Luke :)

[@LukeMadeIt]

exactly 🤝 and the thing is even if you try to do everything at once, most likely you just end up producing low quality work in each area 🤔

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

that too, thats like sleeping less to work more but you end up working less because of low quality@@LukeMadeIt

[@LukeMadeIt]

exactly 🤝 sleep to me is really important

[@_SK23]

Absolutely legendary content, keep it coming!

[@LukeMadeIt]

love my brother will do 🫶

[@stormnation1105]

Thankyou. I am in my second year of Software Engineering and I am learning Flutter atm. And thanks to you I focus more on Coding and less on Gaming.

[@LukeMadeIt]

W bro 🫶 keep going forward you'll do great my friend, once youre ready start building projects thats when the learning goes exponential 🤝

[@jaredchase8841]

Watched the whole vid and left a like for the realness/transparency. One lil piece of insight though - while that job in San Francisco might pay 3x more, keep in mind that the same highrise apartment also costs 3x more over there 😂

[@LukeMadeIt]

love bro 🫶 and yeah lmao ure definitely right there, its a tricky one like everything costs more but also you pay less taxes than in finland even if in san fran so its an interesting thing to think about 🤔 when all is set and done id bet that the san fran person is left with more tho

[@hoanglong-fp5yr]

Love your transparency! 👊

[@LukeMadeIt]

thats the only way to go about things like this 🫡

[@Carpocalypto]

I appreciate your shorter video length. Not trying to stretch everything into 8+ minutes just for the algorithm. Keep up the great work!

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you bro 🫶 i hate it when youtubers try to stretch videos so i wont do it myself 🤣

[@loqced19]

Another upload my bro Im excited to watch

[@LukeMadeIt]

goat for commenting upfront 🫶 hope you enjoyed it 🤝

[@taNyFPS]

nice video man, love the honesty

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you bro 🫶 appreciate you watching

[@reignu3940]

Looks like your skincare routine is working bro, keep up the good work. You're an inspiration

[@LukeMadeIt]

yoo appreciate that 🤝 interestingly enough after i started using the skincare stuff the acne was breaking out even more but now it seems to go in the right direction 🤔

[@dokimeki]

I reduced the amount how much I play games and put more time to productivity like studying Japanese or doing Unreal Engine things. Being consistent is the biggest fights I have to face everyday, I'm trying my best to make every day some progress! Greetings from Finland :D

[@LukeMadeIt]

love to see a fellow finn here 👊 glad to see you building towards your future, appreciate the comment too 🤝

[@jeromebrown20]

Thanks for being transparent. I'm looking to start a tech KZbin as a UI UX designer

[@LukeMadeIt]

highly recommend that! its lots of fun too 🤝

[@yandere_0187]

I'm going to just(I'm 20) start college for CS this year your vidoes are really inspiring thanks!!!

[@LukeMadeIt]

good luck on the studies 🤝 appreciate you commenting 💜

[@imiboy1268]

keep it up bro much love❤

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you for the support ❤️

[@besto_]

Thanks for this Luke. W bro

[@LukeMadeIt]

appreciate you my brother 🫶

[@2bloodyfox]

Bro... you´re kid 🙂 what a burn out 🙂 just keep grindin´

[@LukeMadeIt]

thanks for the watch time lil bro

[@tomppa07]

Kiva nähdä kun joku suomalainenki tekee tällasen videon. Hyvä oli!

[@LukeMadeIt]

kiitos 🫶 suomessa suht pieni tech scene niin siks en vedä näit suomeks mut kiitti ku katoit 🤝

[@tugrularslan542]

I will only support your and like your clips :-) Go ahead ^^ Kind regards from North Germany

[@LukeMadeIt]

appreciate the support 🫶

[@roast-salamander]

Just going to Finland as a citizen would open me up to a number of interviews. Its a terrible state here in Uganda😅. Luckily, Im undergoing interviews and hopefully things go well

[@zoki5388]

Finnish language is often requirement for dev jobs.

[@LukeMadeIt]

brother best of luck on the interviews i really hope you make it 🫶

[@no1serW]

Awesome video as always. What u prefer more in your job as a fullstack, frontend or backend work?

[@LukeMadeIt]

for me personally, backend but i enjoy doing both, keeps things fresh

[@LifeWRahul]

Realest youtuber out there, most youtubers would have avoided half those questions so its nice to see you doing something different. (I invested at like 10k subs btw so im here before you blow up)

[@LukeMadeIt]

love my bro 🫶 i remember ur comments from way back so defo an OG much appreciated 🤝

[@sanzwastaken]

Next year you're gonna hit 100k bro

[@LukeMadeIt]

that would be the childhood dream haha 🤞

[@artolnk]

I recently moved to the US, and yeah, salaries are higher, but don't forget about taxes and competition, which is challenging after layoffs

[@LukeMadeIt]

taxes are actually higher in finland % wise, if you earn 100k here you pay 50% tax 😅 but yeah i feel you, still think that after everything is said and done people in the US are left with more 🤔

[@denitechYT]

omg the good old days of HDV PVR BROOOOOO hahah i had mine shipped from Germany, good times.

[@LukeMadeIt]

ahahahahah that shit was the golden ages 🤣

[@petervong3698]

you earned my sub!

[@LukeMadeIt]

appreciate that 🫡

[@ajdeajde6425]

Damn, nice vid dud

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you bro 🫶

[@Swaggerxp12]

When gta 6 come out u can be damn sure im on it u got ah subscriber sir 😂😂😂

[@LukeMadeIt]

ay man just stating fax 🤣 will be a generational launch for gta 6 every gamer / ex gamer needs to be on the server when it drops 👊👊

[@Swaggerxp12]

Hey mate I wanted to get into Software engineering any quick tips ?

[@CreamyMane]

shout out the HDPVR man I had the green gaming edition one back in the day haha

[@LukeMadeIt]

a true OG right there 👊

[@kwamenadadson]

To the top broski

[@LukeMadeIt]

my bro ❤️

[@Meeeeeeee12347]

Man, I would just like to say that you are definitely in one of the best positions, because. In europe, you are in the top companies that pay the most. In the United States, you can be payed more but the cost of living is ridiculously higher and crime is really, really high too. I know you say you are grateful for where you are at but take a look at all of the other countries in europe. In Portugal, let's say, you get paid 1300 euros per month(with already counting food and etc...) and the average t1 aparment costs around 1000 euros.

[@LukeMadeIt]

wow i didnt know its that low in portugal 😳 but yeah i mean finland is a really good place but im pretty positive that the people in US still have more left over once everything is said and done 🤔

[@footballclub2683]

Luke the man nice video

[@LukeMadeIt]

❤️❤️

[@trricksterr]

apartment's looking clean bro

[@LukeMadeIt]

the furnished tour coming next week my bro 🤝

[@basbhikar007]

Finally he made it 😊

[@LukeMadeIt]

one day 🤞 not yet my friend but lets keep pushing 🫶

[@basbhikar007]

@@LukeMadeIt 👍

[@alejandronavarro6365]

great video

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you 🫶

[@prem3957]

Great Video! Do you edit them by yourself?

[@LukeMadeIt]

thank you my friend 🫶 and yes i do

[@DiseasedKodak]

Damn bro Oura is a sick company and the amount you make is almost double my salary. I wish i knew how to code lol

[@LukeMadeIt]

yeah i really like it there the culture, product and everything lines up with the stuff i like too 👊 also its never too late to start coding my friend 🤝

[@notorious264]

If you live with those money in Bulgaria you’d be soo up in the classes here. And the weather is better here than Finland😂

[@LukeMadeIt]

might have to move there 😈

[@capitalclubcentral00]

Bro nice video🔥🔥🤞😎How did you make that map animation at 0:46 ? Please help a bro out.

[@LukeMadeIt]

hey bro! fusion in davinci resolve but i just googled how to make an animated map and i just followed a video 😅

[@capitalclubcentral00]

Hey@@LukeMadeIt , Oww ok, do you mind sharing the video link, or KZbin Channel name?

[@LukeMadeIt]

i have no idea what it was but if you just type into youtube it should pop up 🫡

[@graytonw5238]

Yeah, the compensation might be triple here in the States vs Finland, but what's the difference in cost of living? You move to New York and I imagine you'd pay twice as much for everything, probably more if you wanted a place in NYC that looks as nice as where you live.

[@LukeMadeIt]

thats true! i should have added the expenses into this video too but ill make a follow up video breaking those down from taxes to rent to food etc at the end of the day im still 99.9% sure that a person from US is left with more but its tricky because here we have free healthcare and in the US it costs alot if you get sick and stuff so really hard to compare EU vs US 🤔

[@taNyFPS]

u are right, its still better in the US. @@LukeMadeIt

[@footballclub2683]

Luke one question:- how did you stay focused while learning programming? bc i'm also trying but i get distracted very easily. I'm stuck in a loop.

[@LukeMadeIt]

if possible remove the distraction, say you easily fall into gaming when you should be programming, then go to a different place to code where you play games whatever it is that gets you distracted try to remove that distraction while coding, if its out of sight its out of mind 🫡

[@blued2260official]

Im looking to buy a new laptop for coding and video editing but i dont have much money and my laptop is wayyy too old, im looking at an acer Chromebook 314 with intel i3, 138gb storage and 8gb ram, i think it will be fine for coding but idk about video editing, do you recommend any cheap laptops around £250?

[@LukeMadeIt]

hmmmm i have no idea which ones would be good in that price range, i would buy a used one if i was in your situation🤔

[@ahmaddawood6166]

Don't buy a chromebook buddy.get a used 8th generation or higher intel laptop

[@blued2260official]

@@ahmaddawood6166 I didnt, I ended up getting a huawei matebook with 11th gen i5, 500gb and 8gb memory, it is not enough for me at all so I have no idea how I could have survived with a chromebook

[@NOCDIB]

The salary may be triple comparing S.F. to Helsinki but the cost of living is more than triple.

[@LukeMadeIt]

meh, idk in US taxes are lower than finland too im 99% sure after everything is said and done the US folks have leftover money each month atleast based on the videos ive seen from others breaking down their expenses and stuff 🤔

[@NOCDIB]

@@LukeMadeIt California has the highest taxes in the US and S.F. has the highest taxes in California. $180k is great in New York City but you'd be basically burning all that money in SF. I had interviewed there for Netflix where the Senior Engineer salaries are $500k so I would have taken that but I'd never move to California for less than $200,000. You're younger and single so you might be able to get by with less than a guy with kids like me needs.

[@ugood]

3:36 the US salaries could seem huge, but those numbers are pre-taxes, and taxes could be significant in some states. also, in the US there are no retirement payments or healthcare from the government so americans have to take care about it themselves. and the overall cost of living in the US is enormous compared to most other countries, from house prices to things like parking your car in a wrong place is a $600 fine in some places. So, yes it is possible to make bigger money from working in the US, but it takes a lot of lawyers consultations to make it smart.

[@LukeMadeIt]

very very true, i should have touched up on my expenses a bit more on this video, maybe ill make a follow up video covering the expenses from tax to rent to food etc 🤔 all in all once everything is said and done im still 99.9% sure that US people would be left with quite a bit more 🤔

[@humptyDumptyHadAGreatFall]

I agree with everything else, but better not bring up taxes with fins :D Finland has one of the highest tax rates in the world.

[@ugood]

@@humptyDumptyHadAGreatFall sure, most EU countries do, but I thought Luke mentioned his salary of 4k a month as being already taxed, while all of those US salaries he showed are pre-taxes. No?

[@humptyDumptyHadAGreatFall]

Yeah, no, lol. 4k salary is pre tax. After tax in finland it's around 2800 a month. You need around 4300 a month to get 3000 after taxes here.@@ugood

[@humptyDumptyHadAGreatFall]

and to add, you need around 6200 pre tax to get 4000 after taxes

[@babulalchoudhary4450]

♥♥

[@LukeMadeIt]

bigbig love to you 🫶

[@damontaylorofficial9943]

💯

[@LukeMadeIt]

💜👊

[@Zzephyr7]

i need this

[@LukeMadeIt]

🫡

[@HiMyNameWaffy]

The salary is triple but it's also in San Francisco where people have to flat share even on that salary. Can't compare.

[@LukeMadeIt]

i share a flat too, see some of the other comments too but for example taxes in finland are higher etc. at the end of the day im 99% youll be left with more easily, you can see other peoples salary breakdowns too

[@HiMyNameWaffy]

@@LukeMadeIt True, a lot of people in the US work remotely from much cheaper states/cities but for companies out of SF!

[@LukeMadeIt]

makes sense! anyways not only the pay that drives my interest in the US, i feel like it would be a great journey to document here on youtube too so thats another angle im looking at it in 👀

[@HiMyNameWaffy]

@@LukeMadeIt Go for it! My dad worked internationally and so do I. It's awesome :D

[@Juhis861]

finally i hear straight answer how much junior can make in finland

[@LukeMadeIt]

glad you got some value from the video bro 🫶

[@TandaiAnxle]

first Can you tell me hi or pin me also im 14 busy learning C++ for game development so i hope im as successful as you

[@LukeMadeIt]

hi bro 🫡 keep pushing youre doing really good 👊

[@TandaiAnxle]

@@LukeMadeItThank you!

[@florian2461]

Oh shit, an HD PVR those were the days

[@LukeMadeIt]

those really were the days 🫡 0 responsibilities just playing cod

[@shivamve2]

hi luke, your videos can be edited better and can be improved, do you need help in editing? your videos are actually helpful to me. just subscribed your channel

[@LukeMadeIt]

hey man! appreciate the offer, have you edited videos similar to my style before? (vlogs / ryan trahan style videos)

[@shivamve2]

@@LukeMadeIt yeah man, ryan videos/vlogs are not that hard, i can do that, lets hop on 20 min quick strategy call to exactly understand what you are looking for? dont worry i usually edit 1st video for free, should i schedule the meeting on zoom?

[@shivamve2]

any thought on this?

[@LukeMadeIt]

can you link previous experience so i can take a look if its something i want to move forward with?

[@uzayr1838]

Is a degree needed? Does it actually help or is it just good for the cv

[@LukeMadeIt]

not needed but definitely helps out alot at the start, i dont have a degrer tho as i havent graduated

[@paulschon9415]

Bro which city you live in? It looks beautiful

[@LukeMadeIt]

hwlsinki, finland 🤝 most of the year its just dark and gray but sometimes its beautiful

[@paulschon9415]

Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration for me. hope to live a lifestyle like you after my bachelors degree@@LukeMadeIt

[@LukeMadeIt]

love my bro 🫶 keep pushing forward you'll do well

[@Mi7cro]

Actually we are blessed in Europe all we see is 6k figures from the US but no one sees that the life and just day to day costs are 10x higher then versus what we have in Europe, so let that thought set in with 50k per year you are living a very comfortable life in the EU versus I got friends working at big tech companies in the US who make 100-150k per year and struggle to get by because taxes are high and property prices are mad also, there is with good reason why US folk are trying to move to EU whilst keeping their salary

[@LukeMadeIt]

thats true, but make no mistake the taxes here are properly fucked up, ive seen others from the US breaking down their salaries for example dose of devy and his left with way more than me at the end of the day 🫡

[@Mi7cro]

@@LukeMadeIt break it down even further you will eventually see that us in Europe benefit a lot more specially you guys in Scandinavia bc we get healthcare and etc covered versus in the US it costs a fortune, example an apartment of your style will cost you above 5k per month if not more in the US+ other costs, but then it’s also the reality of how posh you want to live when it comes to saving money, don’t take it as a diss or criticism just saying we are way way way better off in Europe then it might seem to the eye at first through my twenties I thought same that I’d be better off in the US and after working for an US company you see it from another point of view. You said it yourself you got school for free to finish within a few years, that doesn’t exist in the US and most collage kids go into heavy depth if they are not funded

[@LukeMadeIt]

I live with a roommate, tax is 40% in NYC 160k salary tax is what, 35%? so youre left with lets just say 100k, you rent with a roommate for $5000 so you each oay 2.5k 100k - 30k = 70k food, cook at home, ground beef is like $6 per pound lets give the benefit of the doubt someone is reckless and spends $1k on food each month now were at 58k for the year according to google health insurance is 8k per year youre left with 50k after everything is set and done? how is that not more than what im left with since its my yearly income also regarding the school, sure finland is a GREAT place to grow up as a kid, for getting wealthy, not so much BTW for the calculations im only considering stuff that I would personally have as expenses

[@motion2597]

W drip

[@LukeMadeIt]

haha appreciate that my bro 🫶

[@betogo2597]

which is better and easier to learn full stack development or full stack web development

[@LukeMadeIt]

both mean the same thing 🫡

[@mkfs501]

Lamo you made your youtube channel on my birthday

[@LukeMadeIt]

thats a good day 🤝

[@BigHeadAvenger]

You're gonna need that 3x salary, in San Francisco, to have the same standard of living.

[@LukeMadeIt]

maybe, but based on other vids like this the san fran person is still left with way more after taxes etc. finland is fucked up with taxes

[@b00nyman]

gigachad

[@LukeMadeIt]

haha no one got it like gigachad 🤝

[@saowi]

Mikä on parhain tapa oppia reactia fullstackopen kurssi vai alkaa suoraan tehdä omaa projektia?

[@LukeMadeIt]

tein ite ekan fullstack open ja sit vaa tykittää omii projektei 🤝

[@viral.clips247]

Hey what's thewebsite called? the one you showed where ppl in the US can apply for the ame job u have for 3x money? just wondering

[@LukeMadeIt]

linkedin brother 🤝

[@viral.clips247]

@@LukeMadeIt appreciate you brother what type of highschool did u go to? I'm currently in year 2 of highschool in slovenia was just wondering how I should go about getting a job position like yours

[@LukeMadeIt]

i went to one of the worst high schools in helsinki it was the only one i could get in 🤣 in the long run no one is going to ask about your high school so dont stress too much, but high school defo helps with college and stuff

[@middleclasswoes]

yo bro what is the track until 00:30

[@LukeMadeIt]

its called "Just like the sun by Bonkerd Beat Club" 🤝

[@MightyCong]

That salary in San Francisco is triple your pay but I can guarantee you that the cost of living in San Francisco will be 5-7x more than what you're paying now. Anyways, keep it up bro!

[@LukeMadeIt]

will do a video on my expenses soon too but youre right about the housing definitely 🤝 im still quite positive that after everything the US people are left with more 🤔

[@MightyCong]

@@LukeMadeIt it depends on where you are in the US honestly. You can make 20-30k less in other states but your cost of living is way way less. I personally would stay away from New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago. If you ever move to the US and you love the big cities, I recommend Dallas Texas, Orlando Florida, Minneapolis Minnesota, or Raleigh North Carolina. You can make the same amount in these cities without the outrageous living expenses.

[@miroslavstoyanov4462]

you are like a finnish Biaheza :D

[@LukeMadeIt]

haha that guy is a legend!!

[@middleclasswoes]

bro is real

[@LukeMadeIt]

trying my best 🤝

[@ARTICFR0ST]

Can you get the subscription team to have a lifetime payment of the ring up front or a 1 year membership, Thanks lol.

[@LukeMadeIt]

haha funny enough im in the membership squad but cant comment on anything unfortunately 🤝

[@youssefmohamed1551]

What's the technology your in right now?

[@LukeMadeIt]

video about what i do as a swe dropping on sunday 🤝

[@invictuz4803]

Isn't Finland one of the countries with the happiest people? I think that's worth more than any soul sucking job in North America. On the flip side, isn't Finland's income tax like 50%, so you're actually taking home less than 30k?

[@LukeMadeIt]

tbh idk how those studies are done because this place is gray and dark 9 months of the year 🤣 the taxation is a bit tricky but 50% applies if you make more than 100k/year

[@Maukas_Mooses]

Where did you learn to code?

[@LukeMadeIt]

yo! at first i did a course "python mooc" but then went to uni and made projects on my freetime 🫡

[@skillabbm]

Bro you gonna be rich.

[@LukeMadeIt]

hopefully brother 🤞

[@jtrades_]

Now would you say the only thing that differentiates the salary between USA vs your country is due to the massive difference in living costs?

[@LukeMadeIt]

hey! this seems to be a common question i think i should make a video breaking down my expenses aswell what do you think? all in all once everything is set im 99.9% sure that US people are still left with more at the end of the day the taxes in finland are quite high and food etc is not the cheapest

[@jtrades_]

@@LukeMadeIt for sure bro would be a great video. How much is average rent cost there for you a month?

[@LukeMadeIt]

it can be as low as 500€/month depends where you live but mine is 1k i live with a roommate in this apartment 🤝