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How I Quit My Job and Finally Wrote that Novel

By Michael Grothaus — 2016

The steps and missteps one person took to achieve a dream, and how you can make it work, too.

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I Know Keeping Some Savings in Cash Doesn't Make the Most Mathematical Sense, but It's the Only Thing that Helps Me Feel Safe

Because I experienced so much financial instability in my early 20s, I work hard every single day on building a healthy relationship with money. No one really talks about how demoralizing it is to scrounge up quarters from your couch so you can afford a bacon egg and cheese sandwich at the bodega.

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‘Should I Quit My Day Job to Write a Book?’

Recently, after years of being afraid to confront this reality, I accepted that I want to be a writer.

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Asking for a Raise Is Easier than You Think

You don’t need to put together an elaborate presentation, full of persuasive evidence and metrics and PowerPoint slides.

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At What Point Is It OK to Quit a Job I Hate?

Leaving your job when the economy is in the toilet isn’t the safest choice—but there are other things to take into consideration.

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