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The Right Time To Quit Your Job?

Name: The Right Time To Quit Your Job?
Uploaded: 2026-01-09T02:30:06+00:00
Duration: 19 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this segment, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP outlines a concrete decision framework for quitting a full‑time job. She emphasizes two quantitative criteria…

9 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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In this segment, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP outlines a concrete decision framework for quitting a full‑time job. She emphasizes two quantitative criteria: first, having a personal emergency fund equal to three to six months of living expenses; second, running a side business that can reliably generate income comparable to the current salary, with that income demonstrated consistently for three to six months. Meeting both conditions signals financial readiness and proof of sustainable alternative income, providing a clear, risk‑mitigated path to transition from employment to entrepreneurship.

Is there a framework for knowing when to quit? You've saved up 3 to 6 months of personal savings. Number 2 is that you have started a business on the side that can generate income, and that income in the small amount of time that you're not working at least matches the existing income you have from your, your current job. And you've been able to do that or demonstrate that income for like 3 to 6 months.