This May I will finally be moving back home to the bay area with my girlfriend (she is French). I am super excited, but also extremely worried that I'm going to have a really hard time adjusting financially. Here in France I am in a program where my room and board are taken care of, and I have a very small monthly salary. I work with kids everyday and overall my life is pretty great because I have never had to really worry about expenses.
When I move back to California that will all change.
Here is where I stand financially:
2.5k in checking (plane flight home not purchased yet)
10k in ESPP which I can sell if needed
15k in roth IRA
10k in 401k
0 debt
I've gotten the okay from my parents that we can stay at their place until September if need be.
A car will be necessary.
I will need a job asap. Would like to pursue something in an IT field, however the only real experience I have is the work I've done on my own freelancing. I have no problem working desktop support or help desk and I have heard it's possible to get these entry level positions without experience.
I'm usually pretty good with all this stuff, but I'm feeling really overwhelmed right now. I would really appreciate some advice.
Submitted January 31, 2017 at 05:32AM by ampersanding http://ift.tt/2jy0T0s
