5-7 months of living expenses left; terrified. Advice?
llimllib: > I don't have any contacts that could lead into consulting projectsThis is the problem! You need to do some networking; and I don't mean in some sleazy marketroid way.Go to barcamps, meetups, language groups, hacker groups, photo meetups, or whatever floats your boat. Get people's twitter names and keep up conversations with them. Go to the bar with them occasionally. Make friends.If you do this for 5-7 months I guarantee you'll have plenty of connections by the time you need to get a job, and you won't have to spend any of your work time doing it.