You may as well say "Researchers discover: not having money sucks". Personally, I've voluntarily gone without employment for many short stretches, as well as a

You may as well say "Researchers discover: not having money sucks". Personally, I've voluntarily gone without employment for many short stretches, as well as a 2 year stretch, and each time I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Trips to Thailand, Europe, working on my own projects... The only real downside has been watching my bank balance go down. Otherwise, it's great.