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I'm a 4th year at a pretty top tier university, graduating in June, and with this in mind I have a decision to make. I have a grad program in mind (more of a professional master's) that I'm not really stoked about, but if I got in and I completed it, I'm guaranteed an excellent salary out of school, yadda yadda. On the other hand, I have a particularly wealthy great aunt on my dad's side who could potentially fund an alternative venture. She has no children of her own, my dad is a deadbeat, so basically she's made it known she would fund my graduate studies since she has a lot of disposable income. The graduate program can be completed online (inb4 Devry), and recently the tenant in one of the houses she owns has moved out. She told me I could move in there and basically have the place to myself while I'm studying. It is worth noting that she's recently turned 70 and is probably trying to not-so-subtly put me into a position perhaps where I'll be indebted to her later in my life, and she'll use this as leverage so I don't move elsewhere, but instead I stay local and care for her when she gets to be that age. This doesn't sound too horrible at face value, but I also have a girlfriend who's going to be graduating this year as well, and while she's going to be potentially be in the area for all of next year, if she finds a job somewhere else I don't want to be restricted to living in SoCal because I signed an unspoken contract. Anyways, so I have a house I could live in rent free, devote all my time to playing/writing music, and make some youtube videos while I'm at it. (1/2)