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[cjsmith]

Wow, this was a bad time to ditch a secure comfortable income, huh?

I'm not frantic, as I know I can weather a short- to medium-term financial storm, but I continue to be impressed with my lifelong knack for pessimal timing.

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[jb98.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think my timing is great for doing just that. I think it's better leaving a job to follow my dreams, than to lose one and not have a clue what to do about it. At least I have a plan and know I'm going into debt for a very good reason instead of finding I don't have a job because the whole thing tanked.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, losing a job would have been worse. (In my arrogance I think I'm still employable; as the saying goes, if you're willing to clean up poop or haul garbage you'll always be able to find a job.) But throwing away one I didn't show any signs of losing, and starting to sell off investments to survive, at a market point like this -- well, bad timing. :-)