556: How to Afford Quitting Your Job with Kristen Field
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2017
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever thought of quitting your job? Maybe you're too stressed and you need to get out now before you find the next thing? Or maybe you just want to travel for a bit to clear your head? This idea of taking time off of work without having a job lined up is becoming increasingly popular. But then,the thought can be scary because of the unknown. It's a big risk. In the current April issue of O, The Oprah Magazine I tackle how to best afford this move. How much money to have saved, how to secure health insurance and how to make a great comeback when you're ready to work again.
In the column, I got to speak with some women who did this in all different circumstances and one woman in particular, Kristen Field. She's joining me on the podcast today to talk more about her personal experience, what she did with her time off and how she found work when she was ready to come back. How do you know when it's time to quit? How can you position a break on your resume so it doesn't look like this gaping hole?
A little bit more about Kristen: She's now an independent consultant supporting the President and CEO of Lifeway Foods, Inc. and supports Step Up as the National Interim Coordinator of Expansion and Fundraising. Prior to her roles now, she worked as a Director of Finance for an Aldermanic campaign in Chicago's 38th Ward.
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| 0:00.0 | So Money episode 556, how to afford quitting your job with Kristen Field. Money Guru Farnu Farnu Farnoosh Terabi. Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial |
| 0:14.8 | inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnuus |
| 0:19.9 | yourself. Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:25.0 | Sorry, you're in the wrong place. |
| 0:27.0 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:36.0 | Have you ever thought of quitting your job? Welcome to So Money, everyone. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm your host, Farnish Tarabi. |
| 0:40.0 | You must have, right, at some point, |
| 0:42.0 | been like, I need to just get the hell out of here. |
| 0:44.4 | This job is not for me, or I've had it, the stress is just becoming too much. |
| 0:50.1 | I've had those moments in my career. |
| 0:52.8 | I don't think it's unusual. |
| 0:54.1 | And so we want to talk today about how to actually |
| 0:57.1 | afford quitting your job without another one lined up. |
| 1:01.0 | I mean, the common advice you hear is is the best time to find a job is when you have one |
| 1:06.4 | because it shows that you still are marketable that you're employable and not to mention financially it's easier to transition from |
| 1:16.1 | one job to the next when you still have an income coming in. So taking the leap |
| 1:20.5 | without another job lined up it's a big risk and then the current April issue of the how to have saved, how to really be secure with health insurance, how to make a great |
| 1:35.5 | comeback when you're ready to work again so that your resume doesn't look like it has this gaping |
| 1:40.0 | hole. |
| 1:41.0 | And in the column I speak with a number of women who have done this in all different |
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