[ThrowAway1922A]

I am actively applying to jobs, but of course that takes time. I actually had an offer signed, but the employer reneged on it last night which really, really sucks because it was exactly what I think I needed.

In terms of career change, I'm not sure that's possible without moving. I live very rural, there's almost no jobs here that aren't retail. If I stay here I'm basically forced to continue remote dev work. I actually want to move, but I don't think I'm in a good position to take such a risk.

> Or, if you need the money, just phone it in for a while.

One way or another I'm going to draw it out as long as possible, I basically don't have a choice.

[bombcar]

You mention you can survive 4-6 months with no salary and you're a remote dev right now - you can "soft move" and likely extend that runway.

I don't know your life situation, but it's possible you could travel to a city in your timezone and get a short-term rental of some sort and work from there as you investigate the city and its options. You could probably go a timezone or two away and still not need to actually make it obvious; of course swapping to the other side of the world would be more difficult.

Even if you chose to return you'll at least have more knowledge about the options.