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You have to radically reduce your expenses if that is the case.

Are you tracking your monthly expenses? I assume rent is the highest, can you take in a room mate? Move into a smaller place? Sell your car and buy a beater?

I took 3 months off (not for a startup, I went skiing the whole time) for <$4,000. I can save that up in 3 months of working, but I drive a 10 year old car and rent a small apartment while most of the guys I work with are driving $30,000 cars and living in big places. But the car doesn't matter to me nearly as much as the freedom to take time off.

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