I've quit my job with no plans several times. As I got older, it got harder to find a job. When I left the Navy at age 25, I had just been overseas. I had ap

I've quit my job with no plans several times. As I got older, it got harder to find a job. When I left the Navy at age 25, I had just been overseas. I had applied to a Master's degree program at the same university where I got a BS. There was a mix-up and no one had ever looked at my application, but several people knew me and they had my grades from my BS, so when I showed up in person one week before classes, they accepted me (I was paying my own way) and I started. I ended up getting a Ph.D. instead. In 1999 at age 34, I quit my job as CFO for a small unsuccessful hedge fund. I applied at Raytheon where I had worked briefly before (they were impressed with me) and I applied to work at a lab at the university where I got my degrees. I got offers from both places within a month, and I was working again. In 2004 at age 39, I quit my research job at another small unsuccessful hedge fund (run by the same people). I once again applied at Raytheon and at the same university job and again got two offers. I was working again in two months. In 2006 at age 41, I quit again. I spent a year taking fun classes in Machine Learning and Astrophysics. In 2007, the people at the small hedge fund convinced me to work again for them. In 2009, I quit again because my son was having very serious health issues and I wanted to stay with him in the hospital for six months (he is OK now). In 2010, I applied at the university lab where I had worked before and I ended up working there for 7 years. After 7 years, I was laid off. About a year later, I ended up getting a job a huge prestigious hedge fund as a quantitative analyst. I quit about six months later in 2017 (I just could not hack living in New York City). The same night that I quit, my old boss from the small hedge fund called me just to say hi. When he heard that I quit, he immediately offered me a position which gave me a small salary but also made me a partner in the firm. I still work there now.