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by sph 105 days ago
My two year-long plan:

1. Move out of the expensive city into a lower-cost of living country.

2. Buy cheap property with cash, reduce my expenses to a minimum.

3. Take a long time off to figure out what the world will look like in a year.

4. Learn a trade skill, hand-code for fun. Considering becoming an electrician, with a hobby for retrocomputing and repairing electronics.

I am at step 2 currently, and my current job contract ends in the summer. I can’t wait, man. Enjoy your AI-assisted coding; after 20 years I am out.

To be fair, to hedge my bets, I am working on a side-project/game. Clankers are a long way from creating art, and I need this outlet after decades of soulless engineering.

1 comments

Are you relying on long-term savings to keep you afloat?
No.
How will you make money?