Inspired by the group writing project @ MightyBargainHunter.com.
How many times have I quit jobs? 2 times. Once because I graduated from college, so I had to, and the second time because it was just a (bad) job…Actually, almost 3, but I’ll leave that story for another day.
Here are some tips for before and after quitting:
It’s an honor to be selected as the 44th Blog Of the Week by JLP. To be 100% honest, I really was hoping that one day I could be his blog of the week. Yes! 
I’d like to welcome you by just starting off by sharing a little about myself. Like my About Freedumb page discusses in more detail, I’m an almost 30 male anonymous personal finance blogger. I talk about my mistakes and successes. I would like to learn about yours. I hope we can help each other achieve financial freedom…and have some fun along the way! Yeah, corny, but hey…I try to sound somewhat professional. *I can already hear the giggles* At the sametime, I also try to make this blog as personal as personal finance gets minus the risque.
I’ve been blogging for close to 7 months now, and it’s been a great experience. With that, on to the good stuff…well, relative to other things I’ve written. I’m going to put a list of posts I’ve written that might be interesting. Please, please comment and criticize. That’s the beauty of blogging!
I recently wrote about how I would meet my 2006 goal, or probably not meet my goal would be the more appropriate description, but what if everything went south, and for whatever reason I lost my income source, my job. What would I do? I’m not sure…I’ve thought about this a little, but it’s a serious question. Am I emotionally prepared to handle it? Financially prepared? What are my backup plans?
Financially, I’ll be okay. I have enough funds to last awhile, but if unemployment lasts long enough, it will eat away at my funds for my future home. Frugality takes on a whole new meaning. Emotionally, I think I’m ready. I don’t particularly enjoy my job right now, and have been thinking of other things I could do. But the truth is, I’m not really prepared for it.
How would I gain a new income source? Can I find a new job? Should I go back to school?
Here are some ideas I have should I lose my job:
1. Start my own business. I do have some ideas that I’ve just never pursued fully. Including an online business selling various items from Hawaii.
2. Go back to school. I’ve thought about this one a few times too. I do want to pursue an MBA and/or a degree in secondary education.
3. Teach. Something I’ve wanted to do since my high school biology class.
4. Join the Peace Corp or AmeriCorp. Actually this is one idea that I would love to do. It’ll become much more difficult as I have more responsibilities, so I could consider this something to do ASAP. With a family, house, dog, etc. it would be much more difficult to leave.
What would you do if you lost your source of income?