Quitting My Job
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.I currently work about 75 hours a week, Monday through Friday, from 0300 to 1800. I make about 1k a week. It’s good money (for me) but it’s soul crushing. I hate working here but there’s no where else I can walk on and make money like this. So i’ve been thinking, what if I just decided to quit and work on my own thing? I can pay up on all my bills till the end of the year, and have cash leftover for daily expenses. I’ll then have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to work at my own ventures.Quitting My Job
I currently work about 75 hours a week, Monday through Friday, from 0300 to 1800. I make about 1k a week. It’s good money (for me) but it’s soul crushing. I hate working here but there’s no where else I can walk on and make money like this. So i’ve been thinking, what if I just decided to quit and work on my own thing? I can pay up on all my bills till the end of the year, and have cash leftover for daily expenses. I’ll then have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to work at my own ventures.
Thoughts?
Taking from this it would seem that my best course of action is to stay at my current foundation job and use my free time to learn a specialized skill. I'll take the next couple of days to research skills and see which one is a good fit for me. Thanks for the advice!Quitting a job without a plan or operating business that's making enough to cover your bills is not really recommended on this forum.
Since you are still on the idea stage, a job serves as the foundation to going Fastlane.
Your next step is specialized labor and specialized skill. What can you do that will increase your hourly rate?
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I know it's tempting to jump in head first but going from idea to making money is going to take longer than 4 months. Start by working on your business on the weekends.
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Based on your previous posts, you are around 20-22 years old. Make it your goal to be Fastlane by 30. Going Fastlane will require 5-10 years.
Working sucks but if you slow down and build a strong foundation you'll be ahead of 99% of the population in 10 years. In today's crazy environment, 4 months of living expenses is basically broke.
Trust me I quit my job with $8,000 saved and because I lacked any skills I failed. I had to get a job delivering lost airport luggage to pay my bills.
Its okay to get a job with less hours but I wouldn't stop working completely.
75 hours a week is soul crushing. I agree with those that recommend to scale back if you can.Taking from this it would seem that my best course of action is to stay at my current foundation job and use my free time to learn a specialized skill. I'll take the next couple of days to research skills and see which one is a good fit for me. Thanks for the advice!
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