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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3391 - Q&A: “Should I quit my job when the economy is bad?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Small Business, Entrepreneurship,, Entrepreneurship, Careers, Side Hustle, Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Lately I've been hearing from a lot of people in a time of transition one way or another. Here's an example: when the economy is in a downturn, is this is a bad time to quit your job?

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

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0:48.3

of Financial Services. Today I've got a question from a listener who's wondering about just a lot of uncertainty in the economy,

1:01.6

uncertainty with the economy, uncertainty in the job market.

1:04.7

Inflation continues to be something that we are all thinking about and affected by.

1:09.3

Everything is just so expensive all the time.

1:11.3

I'm sure you're well aware of that. And so basically this listener wants to know, like with an

1:15.5

uncertain economy or a downturn in the economy, is this the right time to quit my job? And, you know,

1:21.3

over the years, like I tend to hear from a lot of people in times of transition. And they're always like,

1:27.1

you know, do I go out on my own at this

1:29.5

point? Is it safe to do that? What is the conservative choice, at least economically speaking,

1:34.9

in terms of providing for myself, for my family, or so on? You know, what is the best short-term

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