Comments on: How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sherryhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-71419 Sherry Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:27:41 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-71419 I have 19 weeks left until I am free. I must say I am a little nervous about this new chapter but I am choosing peace. We will have socked away enough for a raining day...... living off of my husband income. Here are some of the things we have decided to do to help with the transition.....rent out our home and rent a cheaper apartment (hopefully sell the home in two years when the economy turns around), homeschool our son instead of paying for a private education (not comfortable with public education), and selling my car. Within this time I will have finished my masters program and successfully started a at-home business. Once we have adjusted maybe my husband can join me in the next 5 years. My husband is a local driver; fortunately he doesn't have the same stresses that I have but the wear in tear on his body is not good. The three of us are looking forward to this venture together :) I have 19 weeks left until I am free. I must say I am a little nervous about this new chapter but I am choosing peace. We will have socked away enough for a raining day…… living off of my husband income. Here are some of the things we have decided to do to help with the transition…..rent out our home and rent a cheaper apartment (hopefully sell the home in two years when the economy turns around), homeschool our son instead of paying for a private education (not comfortable with public education), and selling my car. Within this time I will have finished my masters program and successfully started a at-home business. Once we have adjusted maybe my husband can join me in the next 5 years. My husband is a local driver; fortunately he doesn’t have the same stresses that I have but the wear in tear on his body is not good. The three of us are looking forward to this venture together :)

]]> By: Personal Finance Carnival Linkitivityhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-38590 Personal Finance Carnival Linkitivity Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:24:03 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-38590 [...] How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job at My Two Dollars. Dude just up and left his job without a new job lined up and managed to make do. One day I hope I’ll do the same. [...] [...] How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job at My Two Dollars. Dude just up and left his job without a new job lined up and managed to make do. One day I hope I’ll do the same. [...]

]]> By: Does Your Salary Match Your True Hourly Wage? | My Two Dollarshttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-33820 Does Your Salary Match Your True Hourly Wage? | My Two Dollars Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:31:30 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-33820 [...] have no use for more than I need to have a decent lifestyle. And that is one of the major reasons I left my high-paid corporate job 3 years ago - I didn’t want to trade all those hours for dollars anymore. I wanted to make my [...] [...] have no use for more than I need to have a decent lifestyle. And that is one of the major reasons I left my high-paid corporate job 3 years ago – I didn’t want to trade all those hours for dollars anymore. I wanted to make my [...]

]]> By: Katehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-29189 Kate Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:42:08 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-29189 I am glad you posted your story. I went through the same thing 2 years ago when I left my corporate law job, burnt out, without a clue where I would be heading. 2 years later, i have not gone back to law, but i survive on interest from the money i saved from working my butt off as a lawyer, and from doing odd-jobs online and for friends. I have no intention of ever going back to law nor working for anybody else. And I am HAPPY. The happiest I have been in a very long time. I make a fraction of the money i used to make, and I dont have a job title, but I have my sanity back, I have my health, and supportive family and friends. Freedom feels wonderful! I am glad you posted your story. I went through the same thing 2 years ago when I left my corporate law job, burnt out, without a clue where I would be heading. 2 years later, i have not gone back to law, but i survive on interest from the money i saved from working my butt off as a lawyer, and from doing odd-jobs online and for friends. I have no intention of ever going back to law nor working for anybody else.
And I am HAPPY. The happiest I have been in a very long time. I make a fraction of the money i used to make, and I dont have a job title, but I have my sanity back, I have my health, and supportive family and friends. Freedom feels wonderful!

]]> By: hankhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-27999 hank Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-27999 I would consider it a lot more if I didn't have the kids to worry about. I am in the mortgage and kids situation where it's not just my wife and I anymore. I still am considering cooking it up, but it has to be a much less risky strategy and the Work From Home benefits are keeping me around certainly, but bravo to you! I would consider it a lot more if I didn’t have the kids to worry about. I am in the mortgage and kids situation where it’s not just my wife and I anymore. I still am considering cooking it up, but it has to be a much less risky strategy and the Work From Home benefits are keeping me around certainly, but bravo to you!

]]> By: Frugal Babe » Archive » Carnival Of Personal Finance #148http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-26028 Frugal Babe » Archive » Carnival Of Personal Finance #148 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:55:28 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-26028 [...] Little.  Lots and lots of good reading to be found.  I enjoyed the post from My Two Dollars about surviving financially without a corporate income.  Five years ago, I left a corporate job where I was making pretty good money and on a fast track [...] [...] Little.  Lots and lots of good reading to be found.  I enjoyed the post from My Two Dollars about surviving financially without a corporate income.  Five years ago, I left a corporate job where I was making pretty good money and on a fast track [...]

]]> By: 148th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance!http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-26026 148th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance! Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:12:58 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-26026 [...] Two Dollars presents How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job. - David talks about how he left his corporate job, after he felt like it was killing his spirit. [...] [...] Two Dollars presents How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job. – David talks about how he left his corporate job, after he felt like it was killing his spirit. [...]

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance up at Gather Little By Little | Girls Just Wanna Have Fundshttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-26020 Carnival of Personal Finance up at Gather Little By Little | Girls Just Wanna Have Funds Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:59:17 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-26020 [...] Two Dollars presents How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job. - David talks about how he left his corporate job, after he felt like it was killing his spirit. [...] [...] Two Dollars presents How We Managed To Survive Financially After I Left My Corporate Job. – David talks about how he left his corporate job, after he felt like it was killing his spirit. [...]

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-26017 david Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:18:09 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-26017 @Funny About Money - Not unless I 110% had to and was down to my last nickel. And I already have a profitable business - the money I make from blogging, writing, editing, graphic design work all has a tiny overhead of internet access and my rent. @Wess Stewart - My wife doesn't "let" me do anything...we are partners, not bosses of each other! :-) @Funny About Money – Not unless I 110% had to and was down to my last nickel. And I already have a profitable business – the money I make from blogging, writing, editing, graphic design work all has a tiny overhead of internet access and my rent.

@Wess Stewart – My wife doesn’t “let” me do anything…we are partners, not bosses of each other! :-)

]]> By: Weekly Roundup - M-Network Website Editionhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/08/survive-after-leaving-a-corporate-job/#comment-26013 Weekly Roundup - M-Network Website Edition Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:48:17 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1258#comment-26013 [...] You don’t need a corporate job to survive. David from My Two Dollars shares how he and his wife made the leap away from corporate employment. [...] [...] You don’t need a corporate job to survive. David from My Two Dollars shares how he and his wife made the leap away from corporate employment. [...]

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