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by mdturnerphys 3401 days ago
I get your point, but I'll also point out that costs a lot more than $35 to lock yourself in a room for 3 months. Many people don't have guaranteed room and board for that long.
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>Many people don't have guaranteed room and board for that long.

If a person has been in the industry for more than than three years and doesn't have 3 months cash reserve saved up[1], they are severely mismanaging their finances. _Particularly_ since we're seeing increasing warnings from the financial sector that we're in a bubble already.

[1] barring some unexpected catastrophic expense

Whether or not they have it saved, they still have to spend it.