Quora: I'm about to quit my job to learn to program. I'm 25 and have USD 100k in savings, what should I do with the money?

The top answer is inspiring.

I worked in a coal mine for several years (deep shaft mines). Everyday I lived in danger, for all those years. Then, I decided I had enough of it and wanted to do something else (no future in coal mining). I was also quite young with no obligations, just like you. The government gave us money to leave the mines so I took the offer (about $2,500 - that was a year worth of salary at that time, for that specific job in my country).

I took the money and started to learn computers. I didn’t know anything about them until then. Saw only some pictures and read some.