I suggest you do not quit your job. You may want to consider changing job. A new job will possibly mean a bigget challenge.

Ben

You make a great point about avoiding multiple big life changes at once. That can put you in a very difficult position. My ideal situation would be building up enough income outside of my day job to be confident in quitting and still being able to prove to an apartment complex / whoever else that I have steady cash flow each month. It’s tough to say where I’ll be in the next few months but I’ll be sure to share updates along the way. Thanks for the comment 🙂

Best of luck in transitioning to your new position, Jerry!

Haha it would be extremely early FIRE if I go through with it. My premise is that I actually enjoy working hard, just not necessarily for a corporation. So if I can quit my day job and still find ways to cover my expenses I would rather do so sooner than later. But I am also trying not to take my current position for granted because I am earning good money at a reasonable job.

Also, I only started making money through blogging in the past 4 months or so…I have to admit it’s harder than I anticipated but it has been exciting to earn a few hundred bucks from doing something I enjoy so much!

Thanks for the feedback, Lily 🙂

It is tempting to stick with my current job for longer than just nine months because my savings rate is so high and I am building my net worth so quickly. I may very well stick it out for longer and continue to work on my side projects and side hustles in my free time, I’ll just have to see what position I’m in after nine months. Thanks for the feedback, Mike 🙂

I appreciate the kind words, Subbu! I may try something similar to your suggestion, basically seeing if it’s possible for me to live purely off side hustle income. That would be a fairly safe approach. I may also stick around with this corporation for a couple more years to build up a cash buffer. My options are pretty wide open at this point, and I’m staying open-minded to all the possibilities.

Hey Kyith, I really appreciate your feedback.

You said something that really caught my attention though – “If you like to learn new things, it is likely you haven’t found a company that is hectic enough that the consumer environment is dynamic enough to offer a challenge.” I think you may be right. Much of the work I am doing revolves around
automating processes and I am more interested in building new models and implementing new ideas. I originally thought this role would have more innovative projects to work on, but that hasn’t been the case yet.

I am also keeping tutoring in my back pocket as a potential way to earn more income. I’m keeping all my options open and continuing to work hard to grow my skill set so no matter where I choose to go in the future, I can earn a decent income.

I think many people feel similar about blogging – it’s just such a wide open field that has no limits on what you can do. I have found that it’s considerably harder than I thought to earn money from blogging, but fortunately I have fell in love with it so my main concern isn’t the money anyway. Thanks for the kind words 🙂