Working in the tech industry as a data analyst, Ruan purchased a £450,000 apartment in London. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Ben Ruan, a data analyst living in London. Job-hopping meant I could put a house deposit down by 26Ben Ruan's living room in his central London apartment Ben RuanWhenever I work at a company, I ask myself: Am I learning? AdvertisementThe kitchen in Ruan's London apartment. AdvertisementWhile I'm not rich yet, I believe I'll be where I want to be in five years.

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