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ChristianKl comments on Review and Thoughts on Current Version of CFAR Workshop - Less Wrong Discussion

11 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 06 June 2016 01:44PM

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Comment author: Pimgd 07 June 2016 09:25:54AM 2 points [-]

$3900 sounds like a huge investment for me as a European. It'd be 4 times my monthly savings. (I already am saving more than 30% of my income.) Plus, I'm in Europe, so I'd likely have significant travel costs as well - I'd have to take time off work, etc etc etc... I intend to earn enough money to become financially independent and then do what I want - whether that is earn to give or work to give, or just following what suits me, I don't know yet. The force of compound interest is pretty strong, and $5500 ($3900 +travel costs, which after a quick google could very well be another $1200-$2000 depending on flights taken) is a huge chunk to savings to put towards something with such a variable payoff. It'd be a large chunk of my current savings.

Would you still recommend going to a workshop? Why (not)?

Comment author: ChristianKl 21 June 2016 04:13:31PM 0 points [-]

$5500 ($3900 +travel costs, which after a quick google could very well be another $1200-$2000 depending on flights taken)

In the past CFAR did one workshop in Europe I think sooner or later CFAR will do another workshop in Europe. Without having inside information I would expect another workshop in Europe by the end of next year with ~80%.