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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by icedchai on Thursday April 26, 2018 @05:35PM (#16936057)
You're probably better off buying a low cost index fund. Do nothing, and let those gains roll in.
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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by berg01 on Thursday April 26, 2018 @06:26PM (#16936503)
I've been thinking similar thoughts and landed on:

I need something to motivate to me to get out of bed every day.

Also: becoming a reclusive is bad for your mental/social health.

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Re:Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) by icedchai on Thursday April 26, 2018 @10:57PM (#16938150)
You can do things other than work. You don’t have to be a recluse.
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