I prepared for hard times while I was working in tech before moving abroad - managed to save just shy of £150k.
I spent 2 further years in Thailand but working full time for a UK company earning ok money.
Lost my job in September and haven't earned a penny since. I know I will never find a real DN job again, so in an effort to remain abroad I'm trying to become a WordPress website designer.
No luck so far in finding paying clients, but I'm at the beginning. At least I've got my savings to help me out.
Hope it will improve.
Maybe Kyoto.