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You say it as if a "good job and a regular paycheck" is a bad thing, rather than something that most of the population would be happy to have.
Most of the world's population would be happy just to have food and clean water. That doesn't make me feel guilty about wanting to work hard to get more than I already have.
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If you moved close to your job At 30 miles away, I'm about as close as I can afford...I live in Los Angeles, the 2nd most expensive city in the US. Unfortunately, it also has the worst traffic in the US, and a complete lack of public transportation. It can take an hour to drive 10 miles sometimes. That 30 mile commute at 7am takes around 45+ minutes, and at 4pm, 1.5+ hours.
If I were you, I'd get a motorcycle. Riding between lanes is legal in California; in traffic you would be cruising between still cars and thus saving precious time :)
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"I have plenty of savings..." I think this is the key. You have two years of runway to figure out what to do next (according to the blog). That money in the bank is a lot more security than any job can offer, by itself. Staying in your job for another two years might be the greater risk, when opportunity costs are taken into account.
Perhaps... but while the safety net can grant you freedom, it also takes away the need to succeed.
I agree with many of the individual factors he cited, but I think that quitting a job, especially a 6-figure job, after only 6 months is neither wise nor mature nor ethical, at least under the conditions he cited. It's not like it was an abusive situation or there was any significant dysfunction there. So I suspect he's on the young side. Bright maybe, but young. That said, I'm not knocking his aspirations or desires…
Off-topic: the NYTimes-style snap-out link recommendation was really distracting - and not in a good way.
Me too. My exact thought was, "this is a personal blog, not the NYT." It put a dent in the initial impression I had of the blog as handrolled.
Does anyone know what he used to do and where to earn 100k a year ?
I agree with many of the individual factors he cited, but I think that quitting a job, especially a 6-figure job, after only 6 months is neither wise nor mature nor ethical, at least under the conditions he cited. It's not like it was an abusive situation or there was any significant dysfunction there. So I suspect he's on the young side. Bright maybe, but young. That said, I'm not knocking his aspirations or desires…
How many months do you feel would be sufficient? What extra information should I be looking for in those months?
If you're laid off or fired, it's different. If the work situation is abusive or dysfunctional in some way, again, it's different. You have to show empathy also and look at it from an employer's point of view too: it takes a lot of effort to find somebody, especially find somebody good, and then there's ramp up time on both sides of the fence. As long as both parties make a good faith effort to make it a good situation, it's generally bad form for an employee to quit that early without significant mitigating circumstances in his life (family/health problems, etc.) Not saying you should stay there 10 years, that's too long in this field and economy.
Partly it's a judgement thing, and partly comes from perspective gained from past experience. If you ever want to work for somebody else again it will be a black mark against you in many employer's minds, for example -- again, without there being significant relevant negative circumstances at play. Also, unless you're a young adult, all of this would have been knowable at 0 months rather than waiting to the 6 month marker to realize them. So again, if you're a younger adult, it makes more sense and is more excusable. Been there, done that, have the metaphorical t-shirt. :)
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Sure 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)
Don'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.
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Never underestimate the addictiveness of a good job and a regular paycheck. It's very easy to get busy and have years fly by before you know it.
You say it as if a "good job and a regular paycheck" is a bad thing, rather than something that most of the population would be happy to have.