thats pretty much dead on, including the fact that i'm not in law school for the money.<p>the only thing you are overestimating is how much of that bonus is take home.  NYC taxes and even a modest % into your 401k means you are looking at somewhere around 40% of your bonus number actually winding up in your bank account.<p>what i'm really looking to get out of this whole thing is an interesting project to throw myself into.