Rumor (with a "don't tell Mike but..." at one critical node) has it that I may be back in the Corporate matrix again soon. Not 100% looking foreward to that - life out here in the real world is not sweet but very very rich, and I doubt that I'll have the guts to unplug on my own when the store is ready for that step.
On the other hand: PAYCHECKS. Dental care. The ability to shut creditors up by sending them money.