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post 1634543883 03-24-2021, 03:54 PM
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How can I quit my 9-5

I need another source of income to pay my bills

What are my options?

I'm overworked and underpaid

For this workload, I should be making atleast 1.5x what I am currently
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take a dump on the bosses desk
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Originally Posted By Donny2Yucky⏩
brah i was working 9 - 10 for a few months until i went on stress leave.

lol @ plebs complaining about 9 - 5. that is the dream brah.
I'm working a new position with basically no training and they're already giving me enough work to keep me there 10+ hours a day on average
Originally Posted By SettingOff⏩
take a dump on the bosses desk
I work from home
post 1634544653 03-24-2021, 04:04 PM
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You could quit and get nothing....or do the bare minimum get fired, unemployment profit? Idk? I’m not a bum.
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it's been over for you OP

maybe try G4P?

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1) write a book
2) put it up on Amazon
3) profit

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post 1634546043 03-24-2021, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted By Anachron⏩
In on yet another whiny thread.

Don't like your job that much?

Quit and find another one.
That's what I'm thinking about doing. Not sure what type of job would be good for me though
Originally Posted By John
1) write a book
2) put it up on Amazon
3) profit

https://www.amazon.com/Cucked-Tradie.../dp/B08DBSVPQ4

Lol
Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
I had a job with little guidance and training and ended up putting in a few 60 hour weeks in the beginning (salary, so no overtime), and another 10 hours a week just asking questions and reading stuff, before I became very efficient and learned how things worked. Before long I was "working" 37 hours (contracted time), but really maybe 25ish of "real" work.
That's basically how my role would be except I'm too lazy to put in 60 hour weeks. I didn't know I'd be training myself/asking questions when I can, thats what sucks about it. I contracted in another role for this company and it was more laidback but this one it seems like people work 50-60 hours pretty regularly for the same pay I made when I did contract work with like 20-30 hours of actual worktime a week tops

That's good to think about though, I'm sure I will get much more efficient at it in time if I stay. Just figuring chit out on my own kinda sucks since they're piling a ton of work on me

I would complain less if they paid me more
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Originally Posted By DefaultMode⏩
I need another source of income to pay my bills

What are my options?

I'm overworked and underpaid

For this workload, I should be making atleast 1.5x what I am currently
If you want a srs answer and aren't up for getting your ******* pounded on camera, take literally every penny you can and throw it into stocks. Srs. Live off fking beans, rent a smaller place, do your research and you'll be able to retire in a few years.
Originally Posted By John
1) write a book
2) put it up on Amazon
3) profit

https://www.amazon.com/Cucked-Tradie.../dp/B08DBSVPQ4

18 pages lol. Totally writing one when I get five minutes.
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open up a restaurant
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Originally Posted By suave2000⏩
open up a restaurant
I'd be better off writing a book tbh

I barely cook microwavable meals
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just here to lol at the wagecuck





lol
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You could teach English online. Though, you'll want to combine that with moving somewhere with a low cost of living.
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You know how I quit ?

See ya later

You'll find a way to make money
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Originally Posted By DefaultMode⏩
I need another source of income to pay my bills

What are my options?

I'm overworked and underpaid

For this workload, I should be making atleast 1.5x what I am currently
What's your background? (schooling, tech, etc)
They say a wise man knows nothing, so I know a lot less
But I been where you at homie, put to the test
The answer lies deep within, so open your chest
And find God within yourself and he'll show you the rest
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Retire early, srs.

Someone already said it ITT, but get yourself into as cheap of a living situation as possible (live with family if need be), invest as much money as you possibly can, and then retire early. If you make $50k/yr, which is basically national average, and you invest all the take home pay, which would be like $40k a year, then you'll be set. $40k/yr invested with a 12% annual return from investments would turn into over $1.1 million by 12 years. And at that point, your investments would be making $100k+ a year by themselves just staying invested in the market.
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post 1634552093 03-24-2021, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted By Visel⏩
Retire early, srs.

Someone already said it ITT, but get yourself into as cheap of a living situation as possible (live with family if need be), invest as much money as you possibly can, and then retire early. If you make $50k/yr, which is basically national average, and you invest all the take home pay, which would be like $40k a year, then you'll be set. $40k/yr invested with a 12% annual return from investments would turn into over $1.1 million by 12 years. And at that point, your investments would be making $100k+ a year by themselves just staying invested in the market.
That 100k+ is all on paper though tbf, unless you're selling the proceeds each year, which is a terrible idea.

Unless you invest it into solid dividend stocks, which again you should really reinvest, but you could withdraw and live on. A reliable 3-5% (which is up to $55kish with $1.1 mil invested) isn't unreasonable.

However, $55k now isn't $55k in 12 years and definitely isn't $55k in 30.

But you can beat the 12% return if you know what you're doing. 10% a month compounded isn't even that difficult if you're dealing with $10k chunks. It only gets really hard if you're throwing more than $100k at once in and even that's easy enough if you're picking solid long term options.

You can also move somewhere cheaper. $55k in Thailand is basically fking Roman emperor level.
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Originally Posted By Inavan⏩
You could teach English online. Though, you'll want to combine that with moving somewhere with a low cost of living.
Teaching English wouldn't be bad. Definitely wouldn't mind living somewhere cheaper for awhile if my QOL is higher
Originally Posted By hqa⏩
What's your background? (schooling, tech, etc)
Bachelor's degree in business related field. I work for a major corporation and help them make millions of dollars for a meagre wage. I work in operations
Originally Posted By Visel⏩
Retire early, srs.

Someone already said it ITT, but get yourself into as cheap of a living situation as possible (live with family if need be), invest as much money as you possibly can, and then retire early. If you make $50k/yr, which is basically national average, and you invest all the take home pay, which would be like $40k a year, then you'll be set. $40k/yr invested with a 12% annual return from investments would turn into over $1.1 million by 12 years. And at that point, your investments would be making $100k+ a year by themselves just staying invested in the market.
I am considering living in a cheaper situation while grinding. How are you investing to get 12% annual return?
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Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
That 100k+ is all on paper though tbf, unless you're selling the proceeds each year, which is a terrible idea.

Unless you invest it into solid dividend stocks, which again you should really reinvest, but you could withdraw and live on. A reliable 3-5% (which is up to $55kish with $1.1 mil invested) isn't unreasonable.

However, $55k now isn't $55k in 12 years and definitely isn't $55k in 30.

But you can beat the 12% return if you know what you're doing. 10% a month compounded isn't even that difficult if you're dealing with $10k chunks. It only gets really hard if you're throwing more than $100k at once in and even that's easy enough if you're picking solid long term options.

You can also move somewhere cheaper. $55k in Thailand is basically fking Roman emperor level.
Wrecked, you mentioned a topic I meant to go into on the previous post lol.... getting somewhat wealthy in the USA, or other country, and then GTFO to somewhere like Thailand or Philippines. OP should really look into these things lol.
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Originally Posted By Visel⏩
Wrecked, you mentioned a topic I meant to go into on the previous post lol.... getting somewhat wealthy in the USA, or other country, and then GTFO to somewhere like Thailand or Philippines. OP should really look into these things lol.
I'm thinking of buying roughly half of Estonia.

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Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
18 pages lol. Totally writing one when I get five minutes.
That's long for erotica...you should see all the 2-10 page "books" people try to sell for $2.99 and up...
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Originally Posted By DefaultMode⏩
Teaching English wouldn't be bad. Definitely wouldn't mind living somewhere cheaper for awhile if my QOL is higher


Bachelor's degree in business related field. I work for a major corporation and help them make millions of dollars for a meagre wage. I work in operations


I am considering living in a cheaper situation while grinding. How are you investing to get 12% annual return?
TBH what I personally do isn't what you should do... but I put mine into single stocks that I think have a long prosperous future, and historically shows doubling in value over several years, even despite COVID lol.

What I think people should do with lower risk tolerance, and wanting 12%+, is to put it into mutual funds. S&P 500 has an average of roughly 8-9% return between 1950's and 2018, but depending on how you calculate it and the year ranges you use some people call it 10%-12% in more recent years (shorter time ranges). VTSAX is ~11%-12% in recent years too. Those are safer ones with more assured growth that's not far away from the 12% figure. There's aggressive growth ones that are more volatile but with far better performance usually.
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Originally Posted By Visel⏩
TBH what I personally do isn't what you should do... but I put mine into single stocks that I think have a long prosperous future, and historically shows doubling in value over several years, even despite COVID lol.

What I think people should do with lower risk tolerance, and wanting 12%+, is to put it into mutual funds. S&P 500 has an average of roughly 8-9% return between 1950's and 2018, but depending on how you calculate it and the year ranges you use some people call it 10%-12% in more recent years (shorter time ranges). VTSAX is ~11%-12% in recent years too. Those are safer ones with more assured growth that's not far away from the 12% figure. There's aggressive growth ones that are more volatile but with far better performance usually.
I'd probably go the mutual fund route in that case. I thought about stocks but the markets too unpredictable IMO to be a day trader
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Shouldve gotten an associates, *******.
I knew a guy who had an associates in engineering. He was the shift manager at a fast food restaurant I worked at in high school. Srs
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Originally Posted By DefaultMode⏩
I knew a guy who had an associates in engineering. He was the shift manager at a fast food restaurant I worked at in high school. Srs
you can't get an associates in engineering, *******. Thats how things fall apart after one use.
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you don't owe your company more than 40 hours/week. They dgaf about you and would get rid of you to cut down costs if they needed to.

Corporate culture in the US is so toxic
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Originally Posted By mchabs⏩
you don't owe your company more than 40 hours/week. They dgaf about you and would get rid of you to cut down costs if they needed to.

Corporate culture in the US is so toxic
I agree 100%

Also the fact it's high workload with relatively low pay and zero training where I'm at currently. It's pretty bad but it's paying my bills
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Originally Posted By DefaultMode⏩
I agree 100%

Also the fact it's high workload with relatively low pay and zero training where I'm at currently. It's pretty bad but it's paying my bills
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