Hah I should've read this comment before I made my own of a very similar bent. It can get frustrating if you read advice aimed at extremely successful people in finance/tech/consulting and then have to realize over and over it doesn't apply to people without a huge financial cushion.
It's unfortunate, but that's the way the world works. I…
Hah I should've read this comment before I made my own of a very similar bent. It can get frustrating if you read advice aimed at extremely successful people in finance/tech/consulting and then have to realize over and over it doesn't apply to people without a huge financial cushion.
It's unfortunate, but that's the way the world works. I still think on balance it's better for the world if more of those folks in cushy high-paying jobs leave and do their own thing, though.
from what ive found, the people in high-paid jobs are the ones that don't leave. from the hundreds of people ive talked to it leans non-american and people with non-traditional parents, and-or places without a robust knowledge economy
Interesting. I could see how the opportunity of writing a substack and scaling it up would be much more attractive to folks that have a lower cost of living than somewhere in the Western world. That's a good point.
That being said, a lot of your posts talk about corporate burnout, no? Wasn't that your story? (Assuming you were pretty well paid, have no idea)
I was well paid for a few years. But didn’t crush it to any level of financial independence due to sick leave from health issues and grad school debt. I had about $50k in savings when I quit and then broke even with income and spending for 3-4 years.
Hah I should've read this comment before I made my own of a very similar bent. It can get frustrating if you read advice aimed at extremely successful people in finance/tech/consulting and then have to realize over and over it doesn't apply to people without a huge financial cushion.
It's unfortunate, but that's the way the world works. I still think on balance it's better for the world if more of those folks in cushy high-paying jobs leave and do their own thing, though.
from what ive found, the people in high-paid jobs are the ones that don't leave. from the hundreds of people ive talked to it leans non-american and people with non-traditional parents, and-or places without a robust knowledge economy
Interesting. I could see how the opportunity of writing a substack and scaling it up would be much more attractive to folks that have a lower cost of living than somewhere in the Western world. That's a good point.
That being said, a lot of your posts talk about corporate burnout, no? Wasn't that your story? (Assuming you were pretty well paid, have no idea)
yup. It’s the only life I’ve lived so far 😂
I was well paid for a few years. But didn’t crush it to any level of financial independence due to sick leave from health issues and grad school debt. I had about $50k in savings when I quit and then broke even with income and spending for 3-4 years.