I'm definitely coming from a position of some privilege I'll admit, but was thinking of taking advantage of it specifically for my mental health.
Right now I'm living with my brother who is charging me a ridiculously low rent of $100 including utilities at a nice place. I have a fair amount of money in my savings that I could theoretically not work for six months until I hit zero.
I've been working since I was 16 (27 now) mostly in kitchens until earlier last year where I have been working as an electrical helper. Since 18 I've been lucky enough to have at least forty hours at my jobs. I've never had a vacation or a day off that was not scheduled off. I'm not trying to brag about it as much as I am regretting it a certain degree.
Regardless I have been feeling very depressed. I want to discover my passion and actually focus on it. I think taking the time away from the labor force will be beneficial to myself.
I just hate the current system in the United States. It feels like we rush everyone once their 18 to move out of the house, go to college, working maybe in a trade or etc. I feel like as people we really don't actually have time to really think hard about the rest of our lives & what we truly want to do sustain ourselves.
I'm afraid of telling my brother or friends this because they don't understand and will probably think I'm throwing an opportunity away or getting behind financialy in life. However I just don't see it like that anymore and the way inflation and the current economy is going this like a car or house seem very distant to improbable. I think I need to take this time before I get any olde to think hard about what I really want to do in life. I don't have any debts so frack it I might as well.
I don't know if anyone else on this sub as done something like this, but i would like to hear some opinions wether or not I'm totally crazy for quiting a 15 an hour full time job with some other benefits.