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I'm in the midst of a major decision... Just quit my job with a year of runway and I'm either considering putting that towards graduate school abroad or settling down, finding a better job, and buying a home. My emotions tell me to go study, but my rational mind tells me to settle down and buy a home.

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Drop your burn rate to zero, or as low as you can manage.

And consider spending a month abroad, investing in meditation and self-understanding. Can be done cheaply and is super rewarding. I recommend hridaya yoga center in mazunte, from my personal experience doing just that, earlier this year.

Same here. I have two ways, either go into tech leadership or go down the path of research in theoretical computer science. It's a tough choice to make as it will consume the next few years of my life.

Rational advice from a complete stranger; settle down, study, and consider buying a home. Buying a home can consume a year of runway quickly depending on how you go about it.

I like this advice. Unless you have a very large capital base, houses are a great way to reduce your optionality in many ways.

Owning Home is a liability, not an asset unless you see it as an investment. Finding a job and/or Study -> Settling down is something you should be considering.

I’m surprised a year of runway could mean a house...?

I meant a year of runway as my current expenses renting... owning a home would come after finding a job/saving :) I wasn't clear on that. Sorry!

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