Raymond Zeng, a Meta software engineer, discusses his minimalist lifestyle, financial strategies, and plans to retire by age 30 in the Bay Area.
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 my living situation is very "S... [5166 chars]