Comments on: Quit Your Job, Work At Home, Save Some Money, Or What The Hell Was I Thinking?

By: » The Importance of Having a Plan

» The Importance of Having a Plan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:59:10 +0000

[...] it turns out, I quit without having another job lined up. Most people said I was stupid, an opinion that was shared by many of my readers. But while I did [...]

By: How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job. | My Two Dollars

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:00:25 +0000

[...] I quit without having another job lined up. Most people said I was stupid, and I heard it quite a few times when I first announced in on my [...]

By: Money Mistake Monday - Not Asking For A Raise. | My Two Dollars

Money Mistake Monday - Not Asking For A Raise. | My Two Dollars — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:01:01 +0000

[...] the day I arrived in Los Angeles and the time had come for me to try something else out, so that is one of the reasons I left that cushy job. But that was not a money mistake – that was one of the most positive decisions I had ever made in [...]

By: The Financial Resolutions We Hope To Meet This Year | My Two Dollars

The Financial Resolutions We Hope To Meet This Year | My Two Dollars — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:16:38 +0000

[...] I wrote a post a while back about my experience with leaving my job without a backup plan titled Quit Your Job, Work at Home, Save Some Money, or What the Hell Was I Thinking?. If you are interested, check it out. Yes, it sounds insane and is not what most normal people do, [...]

By: Do What You Love And The Money Will Come. | My Two Dollars

Do What You Love And The Money Will Come. | My Two Dollars — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:24:21 +0000

[...] make real good money. But I was never satisfied no matter how many dollar bills were in my wallet. As I mentioned before on this site, after some careful discussions with the wife and some friends, along with saving some cash, I up [...]

By: My Two Dollars - A place to discuss money..for the rest of us. » Convince Your Boss To Let You Work From Home.

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:09:15 +0000

[...] readers of this site know, back in September of 2006 I left my steady 4 year old job to see what else was out there. And luck would have it that I landed something right away [...]

By: My Two Dollars - A place to discuss money..for the rest of us. » And The Winners Are…..

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:54:21 +0000

[...] #5, The Office. That boss, Michael, was my boss at my last job. Do you blame me for quitting now? [...]

By: David

David — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:57:49 +0000

Good luck Juan, sometimes you just have to take a leap!

By: Juan Millon (1mil)

Juan Millon (1mil) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:31:11 +0000

I’m somewhat in the same boat. I got this really fancy job with a big fortune 500 company — and to put it plainly I hate it. Whenever I talk to my friends about my business ideas, I get so happy and excited. I know I’m not doing the right thing by staying here, but it is expensive to live in California. Even if I did have a $15K safety net it wouldn’t last me very long. *sigh* I just need one spark of motivation and I’m off. Well buddy, I’m glad you’re doing your thing. Handle it!

Juan

By: My Two Dollars - A place to discuss money..for the rest of us. » Being Positive Brings Good Things To You.

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:09:27 +0000

[...] you cannot see beyond that.” So I quit. And sure enough, only a few days after I gave notice, I landed the job I have now which allows me to work from home, set my own hours, and continue to live the life we have set up [...]