2020

I have this plan where I quit my job and have this unlimited amount of freedom for a year to spend all the money I saved up and spend time with friends and family and travel and roadtrip and play music in 2020. It's an amorphous idea right now, and honestly I'm not sure if I'll go through with it. It would be extremely irresponsible to just blow all my money off on a long vacation. Here are a few alternative scenarios.

1. I quit my job and rent a moving truck because I realize I can't part ways with all of the shit in my apartment so I have to drive it cross-country back to my hometown. When I finally get home, I realize I can't just leave all my shit in a moving truck so I have to "temporarily" get a shitty, cheap apartment to house all my shit and knowing me I'll probably live there for the entire lease. I'm not at the stage where I can abandon my worldly possessions yet, especially my music gear and books. Reality hits harder, and after getting this apartment I realize most of my savings will go into renting this shitty apartment. I would have to find work again to sustain this decision I made, probably at a lower salary than the job I quit in DC.
2. Best case scenario, I get reassigned to another project and I am allowed to work remotely. My current project requires me to be onsite at the FCC, so the only way to be allowed to work remote is to move to another project. This in itself would be a real pain in the ass because I'd have to train whatever new guy replaces me, then onboard for the new project, and once I'm finally ready to actually leave 2 or 3 months have gone by. I would be leaving with strings attached, but retaining my salary. Also, I would still have a full time job. Remote work gives me a little bit more freedom, but I would still have deadlines and responsibilities. In some cases, remote work is even more stressful because it's entirely up to the remote worker to actually meet those deadlines and be responsible with your boss two thousand miles away. I've personally worked with remote workers who flounder during the project because they mentally lose interest or get tired of working on the project. When I finally do move out, it will probably look a lot like the first scenario except I keep my job, and maybe find a nicer apartment.
3. Another scenario I haven't given much thought is just living here another year. This is the least stressful option for everyone involved. No moving, no lease break, no replacement. I'm actually afraid this might happen. I don't want to spend another year alone in this apartment, with the same disappointing life I've had here so far. That's why I feel like I need to make a major change.
4. I get lucky in stocks, gambling, lottery, whatever, I somehow win a lot of money. I pay off my parent's house and invest in my family's retirement and my younger brothers' college educations. After that, I feel like I wouldn't really have a purpose. Would probably tour Europe for a bit. Isn't it funny to think getting more money would solve all your problems?