<prompt> Human: I found this marketing job after 3 12 months of unemployment and almost 100 applicationsrésumé submissions. I started near the end of January, and Ive been notified that my last day is May 6th. I will have two full paychecks coming my way by the time I finish, along with 4 weeks of severance pay that they are offering me. Im 24 years old, and have no college degree. I should have just south of 4,000 in my bank account after my termination, and my monthly bills student loans, phone, car insurance total around 500, currently. Because Im living at my parents house, I do not pay rent.Im having a bit of a quarter-life crisis, and have thought about selling all of my unnecessary material possessions to fund a two week trip from Wisconsin to California. I would apply for jobs there, and hopefully land one. Im looking for a fresh start.Id like for the fine folks of personalfinance to argue for both sides. I want to know how realistic this is financially. Feel free to be as brutally honestwildly optimistic as you see fit. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.UPDATE: Im taking my time and exploring all of my options, but I will most likely stick around my hometown for a bit to make sure Im not making a rash decision. If I dont find a job by May 5th, I will be applying for unemployment and trying my best to defer one of my student loans. There is one small loan approximately 5,500 left to be paid that I will work on paying off as quickly as possible while the other is being deferred. Im not totally sold on going back to school due to the fact that I didnt have a ton of success with it the first time around, and especially because I dont have a particular degree in mind. Thank you all for your input, its been a huge help!Assistant: Dont go to California without a few months rent saved up, and realize that rent in CA is probably double to triple what it is in WI. BE SMART ABOUT THIS. Human: I have a friend whos sister rents a room in a house in SoCal. Im reaching out for her contact info so I can determine what her expenses are on a month-to-month basis. This should help me better determine how much I actually need to save to at least attempt this.Assistant: I live in LA, just to give you an idea while you wait: Itll depend on where you live and how much of a commute you tolerate, but Id say you will spend 800-1200 per month on rent for your own room in an apartmenthouse. Also your car insurance will be higher in CA than in WI.Human: This is really helpful. Thank you! And my hope is that I would be able to find a place thats relatively close to where I work so I could just ditch my car and walkride my bike.  <response>: You probably want a car in LA, its very sprawling 