1 like and I quit my irl job tmrw.
That’s what I tweeted. It got 240 likes.
The following day, I posted my resignation letter.
Between September 2021 to February 2022, I made more money buying and selling jpegs of monkeys, toads, and shiba Inus than I would have made in a year at my 9 to 5 job.
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I could buy a Lamborghini Huracán in cash
My friends and family, colleagues, even my manager, were asking me for trading advice.
I’m pretty sure this isn’t normal for a new graduate working his first “adult” job. Weird times.
Under normal circumstances, quitting your job to pursue your passion isn’t advisable. It’s stupid, actually. But I was rolling in it.
So, on February 17th, 2022, I decided to post the tweet. It gained traction fast. I was half joking at this point, admittedly, but hey, that meant half of me was serious.
As the like count grew, so did my confidence
On February 18th, I posted the resignation letter I sent to my boss.
Let’s pump the breaks for a moment and talk about the company I was working for. Yes I was making money in the crypto world, but my IRL job was…less than satisfactory. I had a few colleagues who made it worthwhile (I’m still good friends with some of them to this day), but one of the higher-ups was, in a word, awful. We’re talking dark triad traits, not Michael from The Office. In terms of company culture, 9-9-6 didn’t really fit my vibe either.
It made my decision to leave easier if I’m being honest. I was already sorta thinking about it.
When you’re looking to go all in on your side project, doing what I did is generally not advisable. However, this is a good example of when it was the right choice.
I don’t regret doing it
You should never forfeit your primary source of income in favor of something that might, maybe, eventually work out. In this case, I’d worked my way to becoming one of the top 5% of NFT traders in the world, all while still putting full effort into my 9 to 5.
That’s the right way to do things.
I advocate for keeping your side hustle truly a side hustle until it becomes clear that you can support yourself financially without the stability of a full-time job. Even then, it’s still a risk. But, you’ve set yourself up for success better than most who throw away everything for that 0.1% chance of making it big.
Once you have proof you know what you’re doing and you can sustain it long term, your chances of success go from 0.1% to like, 10%.
Better than nothing.
