indecisivecoder on Hacker News
To be honest, by my calculations I'd have roughly 10 months's worth of cash to live off, but I don't want to use it all. I want some of it eventually to go toward a big investment, and some to keep for when I end up in hot water not by my own choosing :)
As for a long vacation... I could possibly take a sabbatical, but I know that I wouldn't want to come back. I can't take any more days off as I've already used most of them, so it'd have to be a sabbatical.
The freelancing idea though, that's a goodun. I dunno where to start, to be honest, but it would be an interesting new experience.
...I sure hope you're not using it as a cautionary tale ;)
Hey HN. Using a throwaway because I don't want to upset anybody.I'm a developer (generalist), living in London, UK and working for a reasonably successful software company, in a reasonably successful position. I've been there for over 2yrs and it was my second job out of Uni, and where I've learned the majority of my skills. I'm 25, male.For a few months now I've been considering quitting - I...