I Quit My Job One Year Ago Today - Car Throttle
After the talk, I went up to shake his hand, letting him know that I’ve been doing this for four years. I said goodbye to the wonderful cushion of a full-time salaried job in America. I left with the understanding that I would make half as much on my own (at least initially), and would have to pay 5x as much for health insurance. People say America is great for building a business, but honestly there’s a lot of things that could be different which would make it easier for others. You pay more taxes if you’re self employed, especially if your expenses are low. You also have to pay for your own health insurance, and if you have an unidentifiable illness/disease/condition (whatever you want to call it) that requires expensive medication (as I do), it means paying boatloads for insurance just so you can... I could fall back on them if needed (oh, and I’m back on their health insurance till the end of this year, ?#?ThanksObama?), but once I’m 26 it’s on my own again. I have a girlfriend who’s employed full time (and kicks ass working to save the many species of our planet which are in need of help, all while I’m spinning tires on a backroad) and could cushion my fall if quitting turned out to be a terrible... I could go home if it came to it, back to NC. I could return to work at my previous employer, as the VP of the company let me know the day I left. Source: www.carthrottle.com
