When you learn that most of the guys you graduated with haven't found a job, you start to think that maybe you weren't the problem, but the system is. (Schools say "there are plenty of job ads out there!", employers say "But you weren't taught anything useful at school!"). I'm actually one of the luckiest of the bunch because I do have a few opportunities and I'm confident I can turn one of them into a position - I'll know more about that at the end of the month. Until then, my anarchist/rebel/artist side can't help but wonder: what if I couldn't find a job in the IT field? Life is extremely pricey here and unemployment services aren't going to give me anything. On the other hand, I don't feel it's my mom who should financially suffer from this. I'm 25 and I see a lot of people of my age still at their parents'. In my case, though, my mom deserves some rest. Given that one of my websites brings from $400 to $600 a month (and has for a few years) and that I have a few thousands in my bank account, I'm wondering if I shouldn't move to a peripheral area of a more affordable country (I'm thinking Portugal) and live very simply over there, as I know broke students have done in Berlin or Austin? I don't need more than a computer and books to entertain myself. I wouldn't know where to start except for airbnb.com, though. Does anybody have any advice to give me, a story or useful links to share? Thanks. PS: this is just my mind wandering and I'm probably never going to do this, but still, I'm interested.