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Quitting your job success stories?

Ray Pinpillage · · West Egg · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 180
Bill Kirby wrote: Yea I mentioned the number in my post. I believe I said outnumbered 99 to 1. Concrete restoration and waterproofing, directional boring and flip houses. I also pretend I'm an institutional investor from time to time. I invested my life savings into the stock market October 2008 after a friend told me and I quote "gimme all your money!"
So what you're saying is you're a real failure at quitting your job?
Nick Stayner · · Wymont Kingdom · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 2,315

Healthcare! 3 days a week=full time! Plus you'd get to go back to school again, which is likely to free up plenty more time than your current rigidly fixed schedule.

Bear Grillis · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2015 · Points: 20
Nick Stayner wrote:Healthcare! 3 days a week=full time! Plus you'd get to go back to school again, which is likely to free up plenty more time than your current rigidly fixed schedule.
What we don't need is more health care workers who are in it for pay and schedule only. It has to be from the heart like something you really enjoy doing. Otherwise will burn out in first few years. It's not for everybody.
michael s · · Denver, CO · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 80

don't have children. everyone else's children can be yours. everything is easier without children. more money. better for the planet. more time. more options.

still on the fence about the whole marriage deal. everything I said previously might apply to that as well.

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480
Bear Grillis wrote:In 2008 I lost 40 thousand dollars of my retirement plan. Some people lose some people gain from the ever changing market. Self sustainability is the main thing. Money comes and goes. I figured out to invest into experiences instead of stock market.
But you got it back then some. The market may be ever changing but it's always gone up up up on the long term.

Your last sentence should be on a hallmark card. Too bad you can't live on an portfolio full of experiences.

FYI. Everybody does it for the money and the schedule unless you're a commie.

Ray, total failure. "Just when I think I'm out they pull me back in" Michael C. Godfather
Bear Grillis · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2015 · Points: 20

Will S sounds like you are too picky and entitled. Who's standards are you living up to? Not to accumulate debt is a job in itself in this country of consumerism. Learn to live cheaper in order to tailor your life according to your priorities and you will have it made! Many times I have to stand back and look at the way people live in Europe and other countries to gain a better perspective on life. Three words: First World Problems.

Brie Abram · · Celo, NC · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 493

I took over part of a family business when I was 24 doing commercial kitchen installations & refrigeration/HVAC. I worked no fewer than 60 hour weeks, never ever had scheduled time off, and was on the road 60,000 miles a year. Many times I would drive 2.5 hours to the mountains just to get a call and have to immediately drive 5 hours to a job site. The income was great, but life sucked. At 30, I went to nursing school. I'm nearly 35 now, and I just bought a house in the mountains, got a job that I love, and I work 3 days (36 hours) a week. It's no problem working Sun-Tue one week and Thu-Sat the next week to get 8 days off without using any PTO. Plus they start you at about 5 weeks of PTO a year here, and it goes to 6 after just 2 years employment. 5 years gets you about 7 weeks of PTO. It's easy to arrange your schedule to get two weeks off while only using one week of PTO. If you have any interest whatever in healthcare, and you don't mind making about median income, at least until you decide to go back to school again to be an NP or something, it's a great gig.

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480
Bear Grillis wrote:Will S sounds like you are too picky and entitled. Who's standards are you living up to? Not to accumulate debt is a job in itself in this country of consumerism. Learn to live cheaper in order to tailor your life according to your priorities and you will have it made! Many times I have to stand back and look at the way people live in Europe and other countries to gain a better perspective on life. Three words: First World Problems.
Three words: stop fucking trolling
Kevin R · · Boulder, CO · Joined May 2008 · Points: 290

"Why not live like a dirtbag, super ass cheap, save the hell outta your salary for a few years, invest, and quit with the financial security to not have to work?"

Some guy in Longmont did this, and through frugal spending and investing, was able to permanently retire at the age of 30. You should check out his blog. It's pretty good. It might not be realistic for you to retire at 30, but he does have some pretty good insights into saving money.

MrMoneyMustache.Com

Ashort · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 56
K. Le Douche wrote:"Why not live like a dirtbag, super ass cheap, save the hell outta your salary for a few years, invest, and quit with the financial security to not have to work?" Some guy in Longmont did this, and through frugal spending and investing, was able to permanently retire at the age of 30. You should check out his blog. It's pretty good. It might not be realistic for you to retire at 30, but he does have some pretty good insights into saving money. MrMoneyMustache.Com
Yes, basically the "Your Money or Your Life" for the modern age? I also enjoyed the book "Possum Living", but it is more geared towards just being cheap as hell.

I see a few posts stating it is hard to be debt free in this consumer society. Or that you can quite and get back into the consumer lifestyle later. Why are your priorities defined by others?
r m · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2015 · Points: 0

(First post!)

Couple of thoughts:

- Do other countries interest you? In some regions 6 weeks leave is standard, though 4 weeks is more common. In some places you can take your leave at half pay. 8 weeks off a year, that is *a lot*. At my old job, you could buy 1 month of leave, and you could take leave at half pay, that makes the potential for 16 weeks off a year. If you want a bit more free time while still having a career, living in a part of the world, or a company in your part of the world that allows you, might be a good idea. Part time is a common thing in some parts of the world. As is telecommuting. Imagine what one could do in their free time if their only obligation was putting in 60 hours a fortnight from *somewhere* in the world with an internet connection. Naturally some jobs and fields lend themselves to remote work better than others.

- Money is good, but in parts of the world with good public healthcare and social welfare money isn't as important. It's something you can feel free to risk losing knowing that society will look after you.

- Don't worry about parents. They don't have to live out your lifestyle choices for the rest of their lives.

Sam Keller · · Mallorca, ES · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 30

My two cents;

I dropped out of the cookie cutter pre-packages life about 6.5 years ago; before I even started climbing.

In that time I traveled, took risks, learned to climb, canyoneer, explore the desert, the jungle, the world. I spent 3.5 of those years on other continents. I spent years sleeping out under the stars. I followed my desires; working what I wanted. I worked as a stone mason, chainsawyer, conservationist, rope access technician, wilderness guide, and now as a canyoneering and climbing guide.

I've lived in or visited 30 countries on all 5 inhabited continents. I've hitchiked across Europe and East Africa.... I could keep going.

It's not always been the best for my climbing, but in the last two years I have focused more on my climbing and I have seen results.

My advice.... Do what makes you FULFILLED. This life I lead can be downright lonely and lame. I spend long periods isolated from friends, family, and my mother culture. Is it worth it? That's a personal decision for you to make.

Also, stay healthy. Be conservative in your climbing. Living so far outside the safety net is a risk. Above all don't get injured :)

Good luck. I hope you find peace

Who Dat · · Spinning Rock, MW · Joined Dec 2014 · Points: 5
r m wrote:(First post!) Couple of thoughts: - Do other countries interest you? In some regions 6 weeks leave is standard, though 4 weeks is more common. In some places you can take your leave at half pay. 8 weeks off a year, that is *a lot*. At my old job, you could buy 1 month of leave, and you could take leave at half pay, that makes the potential for 16 weeks off a year. If you want a bit more free time while still having a career, living in a part of the world, or a company in your part of the world that allows you, might be a good idea. Part time is a common thing in some parts of the world. As is telecommuting. Imagine what one could do in their free time if their only obligation was putting in 60 hours a fortnight from *somewhere* in the world with an internet connection. Naturally some jobs and fields lend themselves to remote work better than others. - Money is good, but in parts of the world with good public healthcare and social welfare money isn't as important. It's something you can feel free to risk losing knowing that society will look after you. - Don't worry about parents. They don't have to live out your lifestyle choices for the rest of their lives.
Sounds like Norway..

Will the United States ever rise to the status of a first world country again?
Xam · · Boulder, Co · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 76
Sam Keller wrote:I've lived in or visited 30 countries on all 5 inhabited continents.
I know a bot brought back this zombie thread but I have to ask...is there not six inhabited continents? Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia.
Richard Murray · · Conway · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 95

"Continents" are tricky:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq…

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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