Separately to my other comment I want to add that not every IT job is corporate. Have you considered working in the charity sector (even at a really basic, fix

Separately to my other comment I want to add that not every IT job is corporate. Have you considered working in the charity sector (even at a really basic, fixing-the-stuff-in-the-office level) while freelancing? > My biggest fear is mediocracy My biggest fear for you is that you might get stuck in a pattern where you feel like this at 31, with more credit card debt. It gets a lot harder to change your ways after 25.