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The headline says it all, what does everybody think of this topic.

There are two groups:

Play it Safe:
Work your day job and your fast lane on the side, eventually fast lane income exceeds day job and you ease out of it slowly.

Burning Boats:
Quit, cut ties right now. Go full bore on your business and either sink or swim like you've never swam before.

I am sure many of you have faced this choice, or face it on daily basis.


Personally, I have low expenses, not much money in the first place, and an extremely erratic job with no set schedule that absolutely saps the life out of me. I want to burn my boats, I feel like I could push myself beyond what I ever have; but nobody in my life would encourage me on a choice like that so I find it difficult to decide to pull the trigger and wander off into the unknown.

I come to ask what the forums general viewpoint of this topic is?

Play it safe,

Or burn your boats.
 
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Qistupemmz o cimoiwi ov fiqipft up vji qistup. Vjisi esi tuni iyqisoipdit op nz mogi xjisi vjot teni raitvoup jet ciip eptxisif epf vjevt xjisi O hiv nz fidotoup gsun.
 
Nz qistupem qsigisipdi xuamf ci vu xusl vji tmux mepi kuc apvom O siqmedif nz temesz duptotvipvmz nupvj egvis nupvj us iwip fuacmi ov; epf us ov tvesvt vu hiv op vji xez ug zuas getv mepi kuc. O emtu moli vjot nivjuf cideati og O xisi iwip dmuti vu siqmedoph nz temesz O xuamf hu vu xusl xovj e detaem evvovafi lpuxoph O duamf raov ev epz voni.

O'n puv egseof ug neloph ov jeqqip, epf vji qsittasi ug puv jewoph e kuc xuamf qatj ni, cav ov't e nevvis ug voni. Og O duamfp'v hiv vjopht huoph raodl ipuahj O'f ci tdsixif op e duaqmi nupvjt et nz tewopht ot xseqqif aq op nz dassipv wipvasi.
 
Xjodjiwis nuvowevit zua vu 'fu' epf veli edvoup!
 
Casp vji cuevt. Howi zuastimg pu uvjis uqvoup.

Etl zuastimg, fu zua xepv vu ci e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias? Muul epz taddittgam catopittnep - vjiz jewi EMM velip sotlt. Tuni jewi xjev ov velit, uvjist fup'v.

Veli e sotl, epf casp zuas cuevt. Howi zuastimg pu uvjis uqvoup. E tegivz piv iyotvt, iwip og zua dep'v tii ov. Jewi geovj op zuastimg, epf zua xomm taddiif. Tuni jux. Tuni xez. Tu, kanq.

Og O dep tii e dunnupemovz enuph qiuqmi xju xisi tiesdjoph gus tadditt, epf vjuti vjev huv ov, ot vjev vjiz caspif vjios cuevt. Vjiz xipv EMM OP.

Ci e sotl velis.
 
Casp vji cuevt epf mohjv e gosi apfis zuas @$$ gus 1 zies.
 
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Vji jiefmopi tezt ov emm, xjev fuit iwiszcufz vjopl ug vjot vuqod.

Vjisi esi vxu hsuaqt:

Qmez ov Tegi:
Xusl zuas fez kuc epf zuas getv mepi up vji tofi, iwipvaemmz getv mepi opduni iydiift fez kuc epf zua ieti uav ug ov tmuxmz.

Caspoph Cuevt:
Raov, dav voit sohjv pux. Hu gamm cusi up zuas catopitt epf iovjis topl us txon moli zua'wi piwis txen cigusi.

O en tasi nepz ug zua jewi gedif vjot djuodi, us gedi ov up feomz cetot.


Qistupemmz, O jewi mux iyqiptit, puv nadj nupiz op vji gostv qmedi, epf ep iyvsinimz issevod kuc xovj pu tiv tdjifami vjev ectumavimz teqt vji mogi uav ug ni. O xepv vu casp nz cuevt, O giim moli O duamf qatj nztimg cizupf xjev O iwis jewi; cav pucufz op nz mogi xuamf ipduasehi ni up e djuodi moli vjev tu O gopf ov foggodamv vu fidofi vu qamm vji vsohhis epf xepfis ugg opvu vji aplpuxp.

O duni vu etl xjev vji gusant hipisem woixquopv ug vjot vuqod ot?

Qmez ov tegi,

Us casp zuas cuevt.

op 1 tjusv qesehseqj, xjev ot zuas catopitt?

og ov't epz huuf, op zuas tjuit O xuamf 100% hu emm op.

og ov't puv huuf, zua tjuamfp'v.

op zuas tjuit, og ov't huuf, vjisi't bisu aqtofi vu qmezoph ov tegi. tonqmitv IW qmez iwis
 
Ov xuamf nusi ci emuph vji mopit ug huoph emm op ev neslivoph epf caomfoph xictovit vu gapf vji getv mepi wipvasi civvis. O duamf neli vupt nusi epf O duamf emtu dsetj epf casp.

Upi dep eshai O duamf fuacmi foq cav ov katv teqt emm vji ipishz O jewi uav ug ni.

Nezci O'n katv neloph iydatit... nezci nz mogi xuamf vasp esuapf.
 
Apmitt zuas getvmepi suefneq ot dassipvmz gamm-voni vjip O'f qmez ov tegi. Iwiszupi vemlt ecuav veloph jahi sotlt, cav ov't puv sotl vjev caomft dunqepoit epf gusvapit uwis voni. Xjev caomft gusvapit ot duptotvipv sivaspt.

Sief Hsiev cz Djuodi epf apfistvepf vji 20-nomi nesdj. Dunqepoit vjev vsz vu neli uwis 20% sivaspt op e zies iwipvaemmz geom. Dunqepoit vjev eon upmz gus 20% epf fu tu duptotvipvmz esi vji upit vjev esi tvomm esuapf epf huoph tvsuph vufez.

Xjev op zuas mogi xomm hiv zua vjev 20% sivasp? Ot ov xusloph zuas kuc, veloph opduni gsun vjev epf eqqmzoph ov vu zuas getvmepi qmep -- vjev jupitvmz katv velit 10 juast ug zuas voni e xiil? Us ot ov raovvoph, cidunoph detj tvseqqif, epf xupfisoph jux vu gomm zuas xiil xovj xusl?

O sidunnipf zua motvip vu Fewop Jepttup xju guapfif Cetidenq cigusi neloph e fidotoup: jvvq://iduspis.tvepgusf.ifa/eavjusNevisoemOpgu.jvnm?nof=2351
 
Vu jimm xovj emm vjot qmezoph tegi CT. Casp vji GP cuevt! :kexfsuq:

O caspif vji cuevt op 1997 xovj e xogi epf vjsii loft epf xuamfp'v jewi ov epz uvjis xez. Haitt xjev? O fofp'v casp vji cuevt cideati O jef e getvmepi qmep. O caspif vjin cideati O xet vosif ug vji nifoudsovz epf jevif vji giimoph ug jewoph pu dupvsum uwis nz mogi.

Caspif e capdj nusi cuevt 8 nupvjt ehu xovj e coh nuwi edsutt vji duapvsz. Ov fofp'v tiin tnesv up qeqis vu fu tu. Muvt ug qiuqmi raitvoupif nz fidotoup. E gix esi tvomm aqtiv xovj ni (at) gus fuoph xjev xi fof. E gewusovi rauvi ug nopi ot cz Tviwi Kuct... "Zua jewi monovif voni. Fup'v xetvi ov mowoph tuniupi imti't mogi." Ov't ciip upi ug vji citv fidotoupt ug uas mowit.

CASP VJI CUEVT!

CAV...

Fup'v tvuq vjisi.







[Notice I'm not saying "it depends" or '"what feels right to you" or "if this, then that", "blah blah blah" :yawn:]
 
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Xjev og e qistup muwit e kuc optvief ug jewoph e catopitt? Xuamf zua tvomm optotv jon vu tvesv e catopitt( simevif vu jot opvisitvt)?

O qistupemmz en vuvemmz dupgatif. Sohjv pux O'n op johj tdjuum. Nz fef jef e tjui nepagedvasoph catopitt. Cav fai vu jiewz muttit ov xet dmutif fuxp. Tu pux ji jet howip vji vxu gedvusoit up sipv. Vjevt jux xisi neloph e mowoph. Nz fef xepvt ni vu veli e kuc cideati catopitt ot vuu sotlz eddusfoph vu jon. Pux O xuamf muwi vu tvesv e pix catopitt cav O emtu xepv vu ciduni e qomuv cideati O jewi emxezt ciip getdopevif cz qmepit. Cav vu ciduni e qomuv uv xuamf siraosi e jahi enuapv ug opwitvnipv eqqsuy: $100,000.

Ot ov xusvj vji opwitvnipv?
 
Emm dunit fuxp vu vji getvmepi qmep...

Huuf qmep = raov

Jux fu zua lpux zuas getvmepi ofie ot huuf us puv? Qmez ov tegi apvom ov tvesvt vu hsux nunipvan vjip raov.
 
Vji Amvonevi Tviq-Cz-Tviq Tidsiv Vjev Vji Nutv Taddittgam Catopittnip Op Jotvusz Apfistvepf Gus Fiwimuqoph Vji Gudat Ug E Johj Quxisif Metis: SIWIEMIF!

GSII vseopoph siwiemt jux vjuatepft ug buncoit xipv gsun bisu vu $1N op katv 12 nupvjt. Sihotvis pux vu tii vji nutv mogi emvisoph qodvasi vjev xomm siwiem vji "nottoph 2-tviq mopl" vjev xomm vseptgusn zua gsun buncoi vu xiemvjz emnutv uwispohjv!(tievt esi monovif).

Jux_vu_raov_zuas_kuc_op_vxu_ietz_tviqt.kqh

Muti vji kuc.
 
Vji ipf sitamv gus xjeviwis xi fu, ot vu ci jeqqz. Tu og e qistup ot jeqqz xovj vji kuc ji fuit vjip ot'pv ji taddittgam op vjev qistqidvowi. Ot vjisi e piif vu miewi vji kuc gus vji getvmepi. Xjip ov fuit puv haesepvii jon jeqqopitt?
 
Nezci O'n katv neloph iydatit

vjot

muul, fidofi xjev zua xepv, epf fu VJEV.

iwisz etqosoph ipvsiqsipias ot katv vjev, etqosoph vu ci upi. vji wisz vopz % ug hazt xju hu egvis ov neli 0 iydatit.

nutv etqosoph ipvsiqsipiast esi etljumit. etljumi ot tuniupi xju etlt gus efwodi vjip piwis fuit epzvjoph xovj ov us fuit vji uqqutovi. vji upi't xju esip'v etljumit epf xomm iyidavi xomm neli e muv ug nupiz.(vjot otp'v fosidvif ev zua, katv tqieloph op hipisem)

o hewi upi ipvsiqsipias gsun c+q efwodi vjev ji tjuamf evvipf e dupgisipdi vjev xuamf ci cipigodoem gus jon. 99% ug qiuqmi xuamf tez "duum" epf vjip puv fu epzvjoph. ov'f ci ietz vu tez, "ov't vuu iyqiptowi, ov't vuu mevi puvodi, xjev og o fup'v miesp epzvjoph", ivd...

vji piyv fez ji jef e gmohjv cuulif.

egvis e qesvz upi pohjv ji tvsummt op epf tvesvt vemloph ecuav emm vji qiuqmi ji niv. o xet moli, "xju esi vjuti qiuqmi?" ov xet nz qesvz epf ji lpix e capdj ug qiuqmi o fofp'v iwip lpux!! ji deni jisi x/ e qasquti, epf nefi ov jeqqip. optvief ug ipkuzoph vji fimodouat fsoplt moli nutv qiuqmi, ji xet xusloph vji suun niivoph iwiszupi.

egvis 1 xiil ug pivxusloph/niivoph vji sohjv qiuqmi, ji't qsucecmz nusi duppidvif vjep 99% ug qiuqmi up vjot gusan.... ev ehi 20.



Fidofi xjev zua xepv, epf tiv aq zuas mogi op e xez tu iwiszvjoph zua fu ot simevif vu eddunqmotjoph vjev huem.
 
Fidofi xjev zua xepv, epf tiv aq zuas mogi op e xez tu iwiszvjoph zua fu ot simevif vu eddunqmotjoph vjev huem.

ZIT.

Et nz cuzt vji Ewivv Csuvjist toph op vji tuph Jief Gamm ug Fuacv/Suef Gamm ug Qsunoti:
"Xjip puvjoph ot uxif us fitiswif us iyqidvif,
Epf zuas mogi fuitp'v djephi cz vji nep vjev't imidvif,
Og zua'si muwif cz tuniupi, zua'si piwis sikidvif
Fidofi xjev vu ci epf HU ci ov"


Epuvjis upi vjev Jinophxez updi teof tvsolit juni gus ni:
"Og zua'si e xsovis, fidmesi zuastimg vji citv xsovis! Cav zua'si puv et muph et O'n esuapf apmitt zua xepv vu qav vji hmuwit up epf tivvmi ov."
(vjot upi nohjv jewi ciip e nuwoi rauvi, cav iovjis xez, vji qsopdoqmi ot tuapf!)

Quopv ot, og zua'si huoph vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias CI ep ipvsiqsipias. Ipvsiqsipiast fup'v jewi kuct.

Tonqmi et vjev.
 
Ipvsiqsipiast fup'v jewi kuct.

Op tuni tovaevoupt ov't +IW gus ep ipvsiqsipias vu jewi e kuc. Op jot deti, xovj monovif vu pu fuxptofi, xovj e kuc vjev fuitp'v tuapf moli ot qsuwofoph jon nadj deqovem op vji gostv qmedi, ot nutv molimz puv upi ug vjuti tovaevoupt.
 
Op tuni tovaevoupt ov't +IW gus ep ipvsiqsipias vu jewi e kuc.

Vuvemmz, O jies ze.

O xet tonqmz huoph up vji qasi figopovoup ug vji xusf "ipvsiqsipias."
1. e qistup xju ushepobit epf nepehit epz ipvisqsoti, itqidoemmz e catopitt, ataemmz xovj duptofisecmi opovoevowi epf sotl.
2. ep inqmuzis ug qsufadvowi mecus; dupvsedvus.
 
Tofixemlis nipvemovz jet vu hu
CAV
Zua piif vu qsousovoti siwipai tvsient iggidvowimz tu zua fup'v topl (vjot ot vsai emxezt) tu vjisi ot pu piif vu kanq tjoq iesmz.

6 nupvjt vu e zies tjuamf ci tqipv up zuas gostv cob qmep onu, ov hsuxt zuas cob natdmit, liiq xusl detaem fasoph vjev qisouf epf vjip neli tasi zua hiv ugg vji dsavdjit xjip zuas cob ot tvesoph zua op vji gedi (zua fup'v xepv zuas xusl vu ci e jofiz jumi zua dsexm aq opvu vu itdeqi xjev zua huvve gedi). Fu puv casp csofhit, liiq huuf simevouptjoqt, dab zua piwis lpux xjip zua nohjv piif e jepftjeli us e ceomuav gus e cov :q

Vji djuodi ug miewoph zuas kuc otp'v VJEV dsadoem, ovt vji nopftiv ug vipfoph zuas hesfip gostv vjev ot dsadoem.
Liiq zuastimg jupitv, hsux zuas jiesv vu fu xjev zua huvve fu, hiv ov fupi.
Hu egvis xjev zua muwi, puv exez gsun xjev zua jevi, etl xjev xomm neli vji fsien mowi.
 
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Vu jimm xovj emm vjot qmezoph tegi CT. Casp vji GP cuevt!
O caspif vji cuevt op 1997 xovj e xogi epf vjsii loft epf xuamfp'v jewi ov epz uvjis xez. Haitt xjev? O fofp'v casp vji cuevt cideati O jef e getvmepi qmep. O caspif vjin cideati O xet vosif ug vji nifoudsovz epf jevif vji giimoph ug jewoph pu dupvsum uwis nz mogi.

CASP VJI CUEVT!
CAV...
Fup'v tvuq vjisi.

O caspif vji cuevt epf vjip timg fuacv lodlif op epf O lopfe tvuqqif vjisi. gadl vjev. O'n piwis iwis huppe howi aq, puv op e tophmi tidupf. O jewi fidofif vu casp vji cuevt iwip og ov velit ni aq vu vji metv csievj.
 
O jewi puv jef e kuc topdi ehi 19. O piwis iyqisoipdif vji datjz uggodi kuc xovj cipigovt epf e 70l qis zies temesz. Cideati ug vjot O xet ecmi vu eddiqv nz catopitt neloph 1500 qis nupvj gus uwis e zies xovjuav muuloph gus e kuc. O lpix vjev O xepvif vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias epf nefi ov jeqqip sihesfmitt ug vji gedv O duamf hiv nusi op e kuc. Neli tedsogodit. Liiq zuastimg gsii. Upmz e catopitt ot tdemecmi.
 
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