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This site is insane. I can't imagine being unemployed for over a year. If I were unemployed for a month I'd be fucked. Your life sounds incredibly difficult, m

This site is insane. I can't imagine being unemployed for over a year. If I were unemployed for a month I'd be fucked. Your life sounds incredibly difficult, my heart goes out to you, I'm so glad you are coping with gliding through life. Edit: After reconsidering, it's true. Given a year of reflection, we can all better ourselves. Let us all realize it's only a year of not working that can fix us.

paulsutter 2y ago
Taking a year off is wonderful and I recommend it for everyone
- bongodongobob 2y ago
  Mmm, yes, I love summering in the North of Italy, I don't know why more people just don't do that.
  - StimDeck 2y ago
    Jokes aside, this is more attainable than one would think. At least for Americans going to Europe.
  - smeej 2y ago
    If you love summering in the north of Italy, it would explain why your savings rate is apparently awful.
ativzzz 2y ago
Lol why are you surprised that a forum dedicated to professionals in a very high paying field with low barriers to entry has people with a ton of disposable income?
smeej 2y ago
I highly recommend living well within your means, and having simple tastes. I've never made more than $80k in a year, but rarely have I spent more than half of it. Most expenses are hackable. I bought the most reliable car with the most ubiquitous used part availability. It's 17 years old and has 235k miles on it. I pay $180 per year for my phone plan (unlimited talk/text and 5GB data on a Verizon MVNO). I've cut my own hair for years using a goofy tool called a Robocut. It's 4 inches long all over (I'm female). People tell me they love the layers. If you can pull enough of a cash cushion out before the beginning of the year so you can spend out of your savings, if you make or realize capital gains on $21,800 of income, you can get health insurance for <$50 with a $0 deductible and <$2k OOP max. Life doesn't actually have to be expensive. I like working in startups, so it's normal for me to be out of work for ~1 year out of every 4 or 5.
- thenobsta 2y ago
  This inspiring. Keep it up and good luck! I like working in startups too and live well below my means. Have had about the same cadence as you re: being out of work. I have a dependent so my calculus is a little different, but similar on par.
  - smeej 2y ago
    My non-startup friends do not understand. They're always this funny mix of confused, worried, and jealous when I take a break, but I've never had an interview for a startup job where anyone cared about any gaps in my resume.
throwaway22032 2y ago
Hey man. Consider that it's useful to get perspectives from people who are in situations different from your own. They're not telling you that you suck for not being in their position.

paulsutter 2y ago

Taking a year off is wonderful and I recommend it for everyone

bongodongobob 2y ago
Mmm, yes, I love summering in the North of Italy, I don't know why more people just don't do that.
- StimDeck 2y ago
  Jokes aside, this is more attainable than one would think. At least for Americans going to Europe.
- smeej 2y ago
  If you love summering in the north of Italy, it would explain why your savings rate is apparently awful.

ativzzz 2y ago

Lol why are you surprised that a forum dedicated to professionals in a very high paying field with low barriers to entry has people with a ton of disposable income?

smeej 2y ago

I highly recommend living well within your means, and having simple tastes. I've never made more than $80k in a year, but rarely have I spent more than half of it. Most expenses are hackable. I bought the most reliable car with the most ubiquitous used part availability. It's 17 years old and has 235k miles on it. I pay $180 per year for my phone plan (unlimited talk/text and 5GB data on a Verizon MVNO). I've cut my own hair for years using a goofy tool called a Robocut. It's 4 inches long all over (I'm female). People tell me they love the layers. If you can pull enough of a cash cushion out before the beginning of the year so you can spend out of your savings, if you make or realize capital gains on $21,800 of income, you can get health insurance for <$50 with a $0 deductible and <$2k OOP max. Life doesn't actually have to be expensive. I like working in startups, so it's normal for me to be out of work for ~1 year out of every 4 or 5.

thenobsta 2y ago
This inspiring. Keep it up and good luck! I like working in startups too and live well below my means. Have had about the same cadence as you re: being out of work. I have a dependent so my calculus is a little different, but similar on par.
- smeej 2y ago
  My non-startup friends do not understand. They're always this funny mix of confused, worried, and jealous when I take a break, but I've never had an interview for a startup job where anyone cared about any gaps in my resume.

throwaway22032 2y ago

Hey man. Consider that it's useful to get perspectives from people who are in situations different from your own. They're not telling you that you suck for not being in their position.