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Stable paycheck vs my own shop, I picked wrong for 3 years
I spent 3 years stuck at a warehouse gig in Cleveland, 42k a year, safe but dead inside. I finally left to do light carpentry on my own, and the first two months were brutal, zero income and my truck broke down twice. But now at month 8 I'm pulling in about 55k and I actually look forward to Monday. What I wanna ask is, how do you all handle the slow months without falling back into panic mode? Has anyone else made this jump and regretted it later?
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the_kai1mo ago
Whoa, wait, you're at 55k already after just 8 months and you still panic about slow months? That's like winning the lottery and worrying about the price of gas. I mean, I get it, the feast or famine thing is real, but you went from 42k and hating your life to 55k and being happy. That math already works out. Most guys I know who make that jump are still eating ramen at month 8, not pulling in 13k more than their old salary.
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