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As someone who is considering doing the same, would you mind sharing how many times your yearly expenses you consider enough to quit without anything lined up?
by mmmmmbop 3y ago
As someone who is considering doing the same, would you mind sharing how many times your yearly expenses you consider enough to quit without anything lined up?
- sph 3y agoI live in London. I burned through my entire savings of £60,000 in a year and a half of burnout recovery and therapy; 1.5x my yearly expenditure. I am broke now, and recovered. It is the best money I have spent. I do not want to imagine where would I be without that money stashed away.
- dividuum 3y agoNot OP, but I quit 10 years ago without a clear plan with around 1.5 years of runway. Did a bit of freelancing after that and now run my own company. I'm usually more on the risk-averse side of things, but that felt safe enough for me.
- ornornor 3y agoHow did you find these freelance gigs and what were your tasks?
- dividuum 3y agoExclusively from previous work relationships. Mostly around network infrastructure stuff (BGP automation) and e-commerce full-stack development and operation. I explicitly only took gigs that where very clear in scope to ensure I had enough time to try out my own ideas.
- ornornor 3y agoThanks
- Beaver117 3y agoI get why you ask but it really doesn't matter, when you burn out you have no choice but to quit. The money determines how long you can relax before getting your next job.