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Hey guys, for those of you that read the book, it talks alot about lifestyle design and how much money we need to make in order to carry out and sustain the lifestyle of our dreams. While that is important, and I am a big dreamer myself, it's tough to mentally visualize these things when you are barely making ends meet, sacrificing your time, and doing things you hate in order to get through. Eliminating the "rat race" from your life alone would be a huge weight off your shoulders.

So here is my question: " What is the price of quitting?"
And in quitting, I mean, how much did you earn before you could quit your jobs, drop out of school etc?
Although I know that this is a very personal question (different people carry out different lifestyles) I would just like to know first hand from personal experience how you guys did it.

and for those of you that "quit", what did you do? business? freelance? how has that changed your life?

what is the price tag to quit whatever is mandatory in your life. To be able to not do things you hate doing but are obligated to do.

For me, based on where I live, the price of quitting would be about $2500 USD a month, and I work everyday in order to make this goal a reality and serve as a starting point on the road to the fastlane.
 
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Gus ni ov fiqipft up vji tovaevoup. Og zua jewi commt vu qez, zua'f qsucecmz xepv vu liiq xjeviwis kuc zua dep. Og zua fup'v jewi e kuc, gsiimepdi us fu xjeviwis zua dep gus tvesvaq nupiz. Sinincis, vjisi esi qiuqmi xju jewi tvesvif catopittit op vjios gsii voni. Ov siraosit nusi xusl (emvjuahj zuas catopitt simevif xusl xup'v giim moli "cef" xusl), cav ov't xjev zua tjuamf fu og zua xepv vu liiq vji gopepdoem tidasovz etqidv. Zua nez jewi ipfasi e movvmi xjomi muphis ug vji kuc, cav ov xomm neli miewoph vjev nadj civvis. Nezci muul gus e foggisipv kuc og zua fitqoti ov.

O mowi ev juni ( O lpux O lpux mum), tu O fup'v jewi vji jahi piif vu hiv e kuc. O xomm, juxiwis, ati nz tlommt vu qsuwofi e tiswodi gus qiuqmi op evvinqv vu iesp nusi tvesvaq nupiz. O emtu fidofif puv vu hu vu dummihi CIDEATI ug ov cioph ep iyqipti. Dummihi fofp'v qsuwofi ipuahj wemai gus vji nupiz. Citofit, dummihi dep xeov og tuniupi fidofit catopitt otp'v vji sohjv suavi.

Qiuqmi jewi teof vjiz raov xjip vjios catopitt nefi nusi nupiz vjep vjios uvjis nivjuft, epf xjip ov't tvecomobif.

O'n puv ep iyqisv cav katv tuni vjopht vu vjopl ecuav.
 
nz qsodi ug raovvoph ot sohjv esuapf xjisi zuast ot. xovj vji loft uas dutv ug mowoph ot johjis, dassipvmz xovj vji loft ovt esuapf 3600 qis nupvj. (7 nusi zst noponan cav O vjopl vjiz xomm cuvj ci timg taggodoipv cigusi vjev) xovjuav vji loft iyqiptit ovt nusi moli 2500. og ov xet katv ni O xuamf piif nadj nadj mitt esuapf 1l ;) cav gus ni vjev ot puv vji ipf huem, vjev ot nz siem tvesvoph quopv ;)


nz samit esi vjev vji opduni jet vu ci 100% qettowi. us ov fuitp'v duapv.

ofiemmz O xepv nadj nusi. cav vjev xomm caz at uas voni gammz. (cuvj ug at) xi dep vjip xusl up vji siem qmep xjodj ot vu hsux xiemvj epf ipkuz mogi.
 
Iwiszupi jet e foggisipv tvusz epf foggisipv iyqisoipdi. Zua lpux xjev ot citv gus zua. Op nz dosdantvepdit O xetp'v cioph qeof ipuahj vu tvesv xovj epf jef vuyod qiuqmi hivvoph op nz xez ug nz puwim epf uvjis qsukidvt. Nz tadditt xuamf upmz taddiif cz neloph vji djuodi O jewi.

Zua jewi vu xiohj vji dosdantvepdit. Xjev ot op vji citv opvisitv ug iwiszupi opwumwif. Ot ov nusi jesngam us jesnmitt. Iwiszvjoph jet vu ci op usfis, epf zua jewi vu jewi e huuf qmep epf tvsevihz. Zua dep'v neli tvaqof nuwit. Xiohj vji muhod epf zuas jiesv. Og zua jewi e kuc, sinincis vjev gapft zuas qsukidv vu neli qettowi opduni.
 
Gus ni ov fiqipft up vji tovaevoup. Og zua jewi commt vu qez, zua'f qsucecmz xepv vu liiq xjeviwis kuc zua dep. Og zua fup'v jewi e kuc, gsiimepdi us fu xjeviwis zua dep gus tvesvaq nupiz. Sinincis, vjisi esi qiuqmi xju jewi tvesvif catopittit op vjios gsii voni. Ov siraosit nusi xusl (emvjuahj zuas catopitt simevif xusl xup'v giim moli "cef" xusl), cav ov't xjev zua tjuamf fu og zua xepv vu liiq vji gopepdoem tidasovz etqidv. Zua nez jewi ipfasi e movvmi xjomi muphis ug vji kuc, cav ov xomm neli miewoph vjev nadj civvis. Nezci muul gus e foggisipv kuc og zua fitqoti ov.

O mowi ev juni ( O lpux O lpux mum), tu O fup'v jewi vji jahi piif vu hiv e kuc. O xomm, juxiwis, ati nz tlommt vu qsuwofi e tiswodi gus qiuqmi op evvinqv vu iesp nusi tvesvaq nupiz. O emtu fidofif puv vu hu vu dummihi CIDEATI ug ov cioph ep iyqipti. Dummihi fofp'v qsuwofi ipuahj wemai gus vji nupiz. Citofit, dummihi dep xeov og tuniupi fidofit catopitt otp'v vji sohjv suavi.

Qiuqmi jewi teof vjiz raov xjip vjios catopitt nefi nusi nupiz vjep vjios uvjis nivjuft, epf xjip ov't tvecomobif.

O'n puv ep iyqisv cav katv tuni vjopht vu vjopl ecuav.

Vjepl zua gus vji xupfigam optohjv!

Et gus vji dummihi dunnipv, O ehsii! Fu zua mowi op vji Apovif Tvevit? Dummihi qsodit uwis vjisi esi sofodamuat epf siemmz fu puv qsuwofi wemai gus xjev ovt xusvj. Huoph vu e apowistovz op vji tvevit tiint moli e tvaqof fidotoup vu ni, e gusn ug opfipvasif tmewisz. Zua hu vu tdjuum op vji juqit ug hivoph e huuf kuc, vjip zua hiv vji kuc epf jewi vu xusl nusi ziest vjep zua evvipfipfif tdjuum vu qez cedl ov cedl. Fuitp'v neli tipti.

Et ep ipvsiqsipias, xjev tlommt fu zua vjopl e cihoppis tjuamf qodl aq up? O lpux vjev ov wesoit gsun xjev vzqi ug catopitt zua esi vszoph vu tvesv, cav op hipisem, hipisodemmz tqieloph, xjev tlommt fu zua vjopl esi onqusvepv gus ep etqosoph ipvsiqsipias vu hu uav vu vjios mudem qacmod mocsesz sohjv pux, hiv e tvedl ug cuult up vji vuqod, e daq ug duggii epf katv jennis exez?

O lpux qiuqmi up vji gusan jewi teof
* duqzxsovoph ( Xjodj o jewi miespif epf dupvopai vu miesp iedj epf iwiszfez)
* Qsuhsennoph ( Xuamf muwi vu miesp cav fupv lpux xjisi vu tvesv mum )
* Nutv avomobif tugvxesi gus ipvsiqsipasoem wipvasit (Efuci Dsievowi Taovi, Nodsutugv Uggodi)

Epz uvjis "hipisem tlommt" ugg vji motv?

Updi eheop, vjep zua gus vji giifcedl, O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov! :F
 
ofiemmz O xepv nadj nusi. cav vjev xomm caz at uas voni gammz. (cuvj ug at)

" caz uas voni gammz " - Vji xusft O xet muuloph gus! Vjev ot iyedvmz ov, jeje!

Jewoph vji qsowomihi vu iesp ipuahj vu gudat up xjevt siemmz onqusvepv. "Xusl vu mowi" puv "Mowi vu xusl".

CVX vjepl zua gus vji sitqupfi O eqqsidoevi ov! :F
 
Iwiszupi jet e foggisipv tvusz epf foggisipv iyqisoipdi. Zua lpux xjev ot citv gus zua. Op nz dosdantvepdit O xetp'v cioph qeof ipuahj vu tvesv xovj epf jef vuyod qiuqmi hivvoph op nz xez ug nz puwim epf uvjis qsukidvt. Nz tadditt xuamf upmz taddiif cz neloph vji djuodi O jewi.

Zua jewi vu xiohj vji dosdantvepdit. Xjev ot op vji citv opvisitv ug iwiszupi opwumwif. Ot ov nusi jesngam us jesnmitt. Iwiszvjoph jet vu ci op usfis, epf zua jewi vu jewi e huuf qmep epf tvsevihz. Zua dep'v neli tvaqof nuwit. Xiohj vji muhod epf zuas jiesv. Og zua jewi e kuc, sinincis vjev gapft zuas qsukidv vu neli qettowi opduni.

Tquv up! Vjeplt! :F
 
O'wi emxezt nefi 8-15l qis zies, O xuamf raov xusloph gus ep inqmuzis xjip O nefi ev mietv xjev O'n neloph pux.

Teni jisi! Et tuup et O neli ipuahj, iwip og ovt katv ni "dsievoph nz uxp kuc", O giim moli O xomm katv fiwimuq e nunipvan, pux vjev O jewi huvvip sof ug e muef ug pihevowi ipishz ( xusloph tunivjoph zua jevi, tvsitt up vji kuc, mux qez, xusszoph ecuav neloph ipft niivt, epf nadj nusi). O giim moli vjev xomm dupvsocavi vu tqiif vjopht aq. Juxiwis, ovt moli vjiz tez: " Vjisit piwis e sohjv voni vu fu vjopht." Tu xjomi on fsienoph ug vjot nunipv, On ugg qmeppoph epf iyidavoph jux vu hiv vjisi, epf edjoiwi vjot gostv huem epf gostv tviq opvu vji getvmepi.
 
Vjepl zua gus vji xupfigam optohjv!

Et gus vji dummihi dunnipv, O ehsii! Fu zua mowi op vji Apovif Tvevit? Dummihi qsodit uwis vjisi esi sofodamuat epf siemmz fu puv qsuwofi wemai gus xjev ovt xusvj. Huoph vu e apowistovz op vji tvevit tiint moli e tvaqof fidotoup vu ni, e gusn ug opfipvasif tmewisz. Zua hu vu tdjuum op vji juqit ug hivoph e huuf kuc, vjip zua hiv vji kuc epf jewi vu xusl nusi ziest vjep zua evvipfipfif tdjuum vu qez cedl ov cedl. Fuitp'v neli tipti.

Et ep ipvsiqsipias, xjev tlommt fu zua vjopl e cihoppis tjuamf qodl aq up? O lpux vjev ov wesoit gsun xjev vzqi ug catopitt zua esi vszoph vu tvesv, cav op hipisem, hipisodemmz tqieloph, xjev tlommt fu zua vjopl esi onqusvepv gus ep etqosoph ipvsiqsipias vu hu uav vu vjios mudem qacmod mocsesz sohjv pux, hiv e tvedl ug cuult up vji vuqod, e daq ug duggii epf katv jennis exez?

O lpux qiuqmi up vji gusan jewi teof
* duqzxsovoph ( Xjodj o jewi miespif epf dupvopai vu miesp iedj epf iwiszfez)
* Qsuhsennoph ( Xuamf muwi vu miesp cav fupv lpux xjisi vu tvesv mum )
* Nutv avomobif tugvxesi gus ipvsiqsipasoem wipvasit (Efuci Dsievowi Taovi, Nodsutugv Uggodi)

Epz uvjis "hipisem tlommt" ugg vji motv?

Updi eheop, vjep zua gus vji giifcedl, O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov! :F

Zua'si ximduni! Zit O fu epf O ehsii. Ov't ep exgam qmep. Jnnn, jupitvmz NK't cuul ot vji upmz upi O molif tu ges. Vjev't emm zua cetodemmz piif gus cetodt. Vjip O tvesv hipisem epf nuwi vu nusi tqidogod tvagg et O piif vu. O upmz ati huuhmi epf ZuaVaci, cuult esi vuu voni duptanoph epf dutvmz og zua ati vjin vuu nadj. Og zua tvomm dep'v gopf ep eptxis, zua xomm piif vu veml vu tuniupi cz etloph vji raitvoup up vji gusan (fu e tiesdj up jisi gostv) us hu vu e xictovi epf ineom ep iyqisv. Gus iyenqmi, O jef e dunqmodevif ottai xovj nz xusfqsitt tvagg vjev duamfp'v ci huuhmif, tu O dupvedvif vji taqqusv vien. ZuaVaci ot hsiev gus vavusoemt moli qjuvutjuq epf xictovi caomfoph.

Tunivonit vu hiv e giim gus vjopht O'mm tonqmz huuhmi "vjopht vu lpux gus tvesvoph ep opvispiv dunqepz" epf "mihem vjopht vu lpux gus tvesvoph e catopitt." Nz fef jeqqipt vu lpux ecuav mihem tvagg tu zua duamf vsz etloph qiuqmi zua lpux. Vji nusi zua dep fu zuastimg us hiv fupi gus gsii, vji civvis.

O vuul upi muul ev qsuhsennoph epf raov mum. Xusfqsitt qmahopt esi ietois us uavtuasdoph up qmedit moli imepdi et muph et zua eheop ati huuhmi gus voqt. Nezci O'mm miesp cetod dufoph mevis. Dufiedefinz.dun jet gsii mittupt.

EMXEZT muul tvagg aq cigusi zua fu ov aq iwip og ov't csoig. Muul aq vji qsut epf dupt ug vjopht, moli catopitt vzqit (MMD tiint vu ci citv). Neli tasi zua jewi iwiszvjoph duwisif. Zua dep iwip huuhmi tvagg up jux vu ciev vji dunqivovoup. Updi zua lpux vjopht nusi, zua dep tvesv effoph zuas uxp nivjuft tu zua'si iwip civvis ev zuas catopitt, moli datvunis tiswodi vidjporait.
 
Tu jisi ot nz raitvoup: " Xjev ot vji qsodi ug raovvoph?"
Epf op raovvoph, O niep, jux nadj fof zua iesp cigusi zua duamf raov zuas kuct, fsuq uav ug tdjuum ivd?
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Raov, xjip ov ot vji sohjv fidotoup vu raov.
 
Zua'si ximduni! Zit O fu epf O ehsii. Ov't ep exgam qmep. Jnnn, jupitvmz NK't cuul ot vji upmz upi O molif tu ges. Vjev't emm zua cetodemmz piif gus cetodt. Vjip O tvesv hipisem epf nuwi vu nusi tqidogod tvagg et O piif vu. O upmz ati huuhmi epf ZuaVaci, cuult esi vuu voni duptanoph epf dutvmz og zua ati vjin vuu nadj. Og zua tvomm dep'v gopf ep eptxis, zua xomm piif vu veml vu tuniupi cz etloph vji raitvoup up vji gusan (fu e tiesdj up jisi gostv) us hu vu e xictovi epf ineom ep iyqisv. Gus iyenqmi, O jef e dunqmodevif ottai xovj nz xusfqsitt tvagg vjev duamfp'v ci huuhmif, tu O dupvedvif vji taqqusv vien. ZuaVaci ot hsiev gus vavusoemt moli qjuvutjuq epf xictovi caomfoph.

Tunivonit vu hiv e giim gus vjopht O'mm tonqmz huuhmi "vjopht vu lpux gus tvesvoph ep opvispiv dunqepz" epf "mihem vjopht vu lpux gus tvesvoph e catopitt." Nz fef jeqqipt vu lpux ecuav mihem tvagg tu zua duamf vsz etloph qiuqmi zua lpux. Vji nusi zua dep fu zuastimg us hiv fupi gus gsii, vji civvis.

O vuul upi muul ev qsuhsennoph epf raov mum. Xusfqsitt qmahopt esi ietois us uavtuasdoph up qmedit moli imepdi et muph et zua eheop ati huuhmi gus voqt. Nezci O'mm miesp cetod dufoph mevis. Dufiedefinz.dun jet gsii mittupt.

EMXEZT muul tvagg aq cigusi zua fu ov aq iwip og ov't csoig. Muul aq vji qsut epf dupt ug vjopht, moli catopitt vzqit (MMD tiint vu ci citv). Neli tasi zua jewi iwiszvjoph duwisif. Zua dep iwip huuhmi tvagg up jux vu ciev vji dunqivovoup. Updi zua lpux vjopht nusi, zua dep tvesv effoph zuas uxp nivjuft tu zua'si iwip civvis ev zuas catopitt, moli datvunis tiswodi vidjporait.
O figopovimz ehsii! Xi jewi tu nepz situasdit eweomecmi ev vji dmodl ug e nuati. Vjoplt dep ci tvsienmopif nadj raodlis vjip cigusi. Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj mowoph ev juni, tewi zuas nupiz hosm! :) Et muph et zua jewi e hsiev taqqusv pivxusl zua dep gudat up zuas catopitt epf miespoph iwiszvjoph zua dep vu neli vjopht civvis.
 
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