I guess I should explain. For starters, he quit his job before the volcano opportunity came up. He choice was never "keep working or jump into a volcano." He

I guess I should explain. For starters, he quit his job before the volcano opportunity came up. He choice was never "keep working or jump into a volcano." He quit his job because he'd just been told he had just a few months to live, and didn't want to spend them like that. Finally, he didn't have much money. He could either scrape by in his apartment for a few months, or go on a grand adventure and die just a little earlier than he would have anyway.