tanbo

A little background: I currently live in Dallas, I am 30 with no wife/GF/kids, and basically no life. I have about 770k invested in equity from my previous job, and an additional ~300k in retirement accounts. I only have about 20k left in bank account, so soon I will need to start selling off stocks and living off that money until I figure out a way to make money. I am a degree'd engineer, but not CS. I need to take my life in a new direction. Even if that entails opening up a small business that is barely profitable, but pays the bills.

I'm not really sure what I'm going to end up doing for a living, but I have a drive to something entrepreneurial. My old job was just working as an engineer in the energy industry and I didn't enjoy it at all. I am currently learning code via one month rails and some other sources, but I'm probably a long way from making money with it.

Do you guys think I could figure out a way to make it in SF? I feel like I'm very ambitious and driven, and I really just need to change my life and get out of Dallas. I feel trapped here, and the days are getting harder and harder to deal with. Even crazy suggestions are appreciated, I'm just trying to brainstorm here, everything is on the table. If you would just put yourself in my shoes, ask yourself what you would do with my current situation. You could possibly change my life, I actually really do need help right now. I am going to a 10 day Vispassana meditation course starting Wednesday, I'm hoping this clears up some of the answers for me as well.