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Two years of saved living expenses is great, but at a six figure salary, you can easily double that in 6 months. It seems a little foolish to back away so early
by dmpatierno 16y ago
Two years of saved living expenses is great, but at a six figure salary, you can easily double that in 6 months. It seems a little foolish to back away so early.
Though I'm sure the short-term result of quitting must be wonderful. I especially liked the anecdote about staying up weeknights to watch B-grade sci-fi.
Best of luck!
- xaviershay 16y agoSure I could double it ... but why? 2 years is far in excess of my planning capability. The effective difference between 2 and 4 for me is basically zero. (Also! Not having a job doesn't mean I don't have income. I'm still aiming for 50K in the next financial year, even if I fail I'll still meet living expenses comfortably I reckon)
- mrtron 16y agoDon't touch at least half of your savings for a zillion reasons. Good luck on road ahead. This article will be nice to review in the months ahead. I wrote myself a similar note when I made the leap.
- mkramlich 16y agoxaviershay: I agree with mrtron in that it would be nice to see a follow-up post from you in a year or two to tell everybody what you've done, learned, how it worked out. would be educational for everybody.
- xaviershay 16y agoTotally, it's on the cards
- joss82 16y agoBeing foolish seems to be the purpose of the all thing, isn't it? It's my favourite advice from Steve Jobs BTW: "Stay hungry, stay foolish." Some context: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1fdeu_steve-jobs-stay-hungry-stay-foolish_tech http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1fdeu_steve-jobs-stay-hung...