indecisivecoder

Thanks for your reply!

To be honest, by my calculations I'd have roughly 10 months's worth of cash to live off, but I don't want to use it all. I want some of it eventually to go toward a big investment, and some to keep for when I end up in hot water not by my own choosing :)

As for a long vacation... I could possibly take a sabbatical, but I know that I wouldn't want to come back. I can't take any more days off as I've already used most of them, so it'd have to be a sabbatical.

The freelancing idea though, that's a goodun. I dunno where to start, to be honest, but it would be an interesting new experience.

Raph, the fact that it is important to you is enough to suggest that it is your personal advice to me, so thanks :)

...I sure hope you're not using it as a cautionary tale ;)