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The most freedom is in IT, because you can go remote, there is no licensing (change markets at will), and starting your own venture is always an option with rel
by contingencies 8y ago
The most freedom is in IT, because you can go remote, there is no licensing (change markets at will), and starting your own venture is always an option with relatively low barriers to entry. Also, the norm is that you get paid, unlike - say - pure art type creatives. Try thinking outside of the traditional wageslave context and see if you can save on living expenses, tax or get extra holidays by configuring your life around longer term remote projects, etc. instead of doing the mortgage in a major city thing. It's worked out well for me, YMMV.
- ccajas 8y agoHow would you live on, say, $1200 a month without leaving the US and without roommates/a partner? Currently I pay $400 a month to share an apartment with one of my family. And it's been hard in putting aside money to save. I'm trying to see where else I can get by that actually allows me to save on more expenses (and I don't know yet if I can ditch the car because the cheapest places in the US tend to be the most likely where cars are a major benefit)
- contingencies 8y agoI don't know the US well. Bicycles are cheaper than cars, which both depreciate and steal time while removing opportunity for exercise. Don't drink. Cook more at home. If all else fails, change jobs or marry money.