<prompt> Human: Hey all, Looking for some general feedback here. I am 27, currently employed roughly 40-44Kyear - depends on the year... To my name, I have a little over 100K. 60K is invested in a conservative portfolio split between stockbonds. Getting about 4 back annually. The rest is cash.Currently renting 1400month split with my girlfriend including 2 off streets and heathw and my car and student loans have been payed off for awhile. So...heres the thing. My job isnt secure sorry guys, not in STEM - cardinal sin, I know - which is why I have been saving so aggressively. Long term goals are to own a home that we could live in a for a few years and then save for another property and keep the first as a rental obviously more responsibility etc. but we are living in a growing area and one that is getting way more expensive to rent. Now, I have been looking at going into trade school to get more reliable skills to get secure work. The job market here isnt exactly great right now, and to boot, I dont have that many skills Im middle management but Id have a HUGE learning curve to learn new products etc. So, is buying a house in the next year a pipe dream? Should I get my education sorted first? Should I be investing differentlymore aggressively?Any help would be appreciated!  <response>: My .02:You have very good financial discipline if youve been able to save up 100k by 27. I appreciate that you want to build equity but I think it makes more sense to invest in yourself with some of that money. If you have a house an lose your job it will tie you down to your current location. And congratulations on saving so much money. Youre ahead of most of the people in the world. 