I believe you can cash out faster than that, if you go through an identity verification procedure, but I don't know the details. Send the MtGox administrators a

I believe you can cash out faster than that, if you go through an identity verification procedure, but I don't know the details. Send the MtGox administrators an inquiry. You are now at the point of having no need to work, ever again, as long as you don't squander your wealth. Your first priority is to enjoy life - do whatever you enjoy most, without regard for whether it pays. If you'd rather have your current job than have an equal amount of free time, keep it. On the other hand, you can fit a lot of hobbies and socializing into the time a day job would have taken. Whatever you do, don't sit idle, that's less fun than you'd think. You can probably find a way to found a startup in spite of your visa status; talk to a lawyer, you can afford it. Depending on what skills you have, there are a lot of nonprofits that would love to have you - and one great thing about volunteering is that, unlike working for money, it doesn't have to come with obligations or time commitments if you don't want them. Visiting the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (singinst.org) would probably be a great use of your time.