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Maybe I missed it, but how do you get money to live on? I'm kind of doing the same thing. I quit a corporate job a few months back to work on stuff I'm really
by UncleOxidant 12y ago
Maybe I missed it, but how do you get money to live on?
I'm kind of doing the same thing. I quit a corporate job a few months back to work on stuff I'm really interested in. Doing a bit of blogging and hoping that maybe working on things I'm interested in and then blogging about it will get me a gig getting paid to work on things I'm interested in. But I suspect it's going to be a long slog getting to that money part. I'm fortunate, in that I've been frugal over the years and saved up so that I could continue on this path for at least another six months to maybe a year (well, insurance for myself and my wife is almost the biggest expense, almost as much as the mortgage). I'm just afraid that after six months or a year or whenever I can't afford to keep doing this that in the end nobody will have taken notice and I'll just have to go back to a soul crushingly boring corporate job again.
- lovelearning 12y agoSoul crushing is exactly what they are! My earnings from previous jobs and contracts, and the returns on my financial investments, will keep me going for the next 5 years. I'm single, so it's relatively easy for me. I'm currently writing an ebook and working on 2-3 software project ideas which I hope to sell to local businesses and earn revenue. I'm also preparing some training materials, since trainings pay a decent dime here. My long term plan too is the same - software products, some electronics products, ebooks, and trainings. In addition to waiting for a gig, perhaps you can also think of monetizing your ideas into a business to sell to customers.