What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs after a coding bootcamp
On a related tangent, this is why it is so important to have a so called &quot;Emergency fund&quot;! An emergency fund is a little bit of money (often 1-6x average monthly expenses) such that if you get canned you can survive for 1-6 months without having to work so you can focus on applying for jobs and getting a new job without having to stress when your next bill is due.<p>I agree that 6 months living expenses is on the high side, but make sure to get at least &gt;1 month of savings in ... make this a priority! I would argue to even do this before paying off your student loans. Why? Because this is such a &#x27;small&#x27; sum of money which can really save your ass in the long run when something DOES go wrong. And if every month has a certain probability p of going down the shitters and you approach it like a geometric distribution then its a simple probabilistic (near) certainty.<p>Remember this: emergencies come unannounced (else they wouldn&#x27;t be emergencies).<p>Get your emergency fund up and running !!