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The trouble is defining "solid".

I will agree - if you are having trouble making rent and keeping food in the fridge, you're probably not having a very good time looking for meaning in life.

But do you really need to maximize your income? Do you need a $300K job in finance or a $120K job writing code?

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Right. I should clarify that in my own case, that meant getting the computer science degree, working for three years to pay off my debt, and then feeling quite comfortable taking a few years off to go backpacking around the world. I knew I could come back to my trade.

I also have a degree in history, so I did pursue liberal arts at the same time. But I knew that wasn't enough for a complete life, in my case.

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