Ask HN: Life advice for 25yo Web Dev, single, no debt, $30k/£20k savings

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by UK_Web_Dev • 12 years ago
87 114 12 years ago

If you were a 25yo Web Developer (Full-stack Dev), single, no debt and had $30k/£20k savings, what would you do?

Please bear the following in mind:

  - I am based in the UK
  - I did not go to College/University
  - I am self-taught
  - From the age of 16-20 when I was learning
  I didn't party a lot or go out much
  - From the age of 20-25 I was in a
  long term relationship
  - I have been a tech co-founder of a company
  which grew to $7m/£4m turnover at its peak
  - From the age of 20-25 I was working 60-70 hours
  per week, both in employed jobs and
  growing the company I was a co-founder of
  - I have no debts
  - I have a core group of friends who I see perhaps
  once per week but they are slowly getting into relationships
  - I am currently freelancing for the company I was
  a co-founder of (I sold my shares)
  but I am working from home
Sometimes I look around and I am grateful for the way everything has turned out. Having said that, I can't help but feel I have missed out. I never had my "party days", never travelled and I am working and living out of a apartment in the UK, which with my line of work, could in theory be anywhere in the world.

Some weeks go by and the only people I see are my family members, 1 or 2 friends and I may go out on the odd date now and again. My friends no longer want to go out to bars and clubs because they all did this when they were younger.

Part of me would love to put all of my belongings in storage, take my laptop and freelance from around the world.

My monthly outgoings are $2,500/£1,500 for rent and bills (I live on my own) and this is covered by my freelance work (8 hours per WEEK) so I barely have to touch my savings.

I want to meet more people, make more friends, meet more girls, have fun, come across exciting work opportunities, etc but I am not doing this right now.

What would YOU do?

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