What part of the US or world are you located? Are you wanting to build your own startup, work for a startup, or something else? Are you looking to learn new l

What part of the US or world are you located? Are you wanting to build your own startup, work for a startup, or something else? Are you looking to learn new languages or technologies? The reason I ask is because if you already have a decent skillset, you may be able to get a new job at a startup and learn new skills at the same time (and thus not need to cash out your retirement fund). Simply contributing to open source projects IMO is not that valuable unless you want to prove experience in a languages you've never used professionally.