Ash ExantusChief Financial Educator, Ash Cash Enterprises · Financial Empowerment Leader | Public Affairs Strategist | Media Executive | Advocate for Economic Equity & Financial Literacy | Champion for Formerly Incarcerated Communities

What is your freedom number? 💰

6 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this motivational video, former banking executive Ash Cash explains how to determine the right moment to quit a corporate job. He emphasizes that feeling unhappy and dread at work is an emotional indicator, but it must be paired with a concrete financial metric he calls the "freedom number" – the amount of money needed to cover basic living expenses. Ash advises viewers to calculate this number, then either save enough or build a side hustle that generates the required income before making the leap, ensuring a smoother transition from corporate employment to financial independence.

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Hey, what's up y'all? It's Ash Cash, the financial motivator. Listen, I always get this question, how do you know when to leave your corporate job? As a former 15-year banking executive, I knew that it was time where I was not happy. I woke up every single day and I dreaded the job. I didn't enjoy what I was doing, but I also knew that the thing that made me happy, also the job was holding me from doing that. And so for me, I knew From a feeling perspective, it was time to go. So, even if you have that feeling, understand that the feeling is not enough. You also need to make sure you have a number. What is your freedom number? How much money do you need to make in order to take care of all of your basic necessities? And then once you're able to either save that amount or make that doing a side hustle, then it may be time to leave.