Comments on: Day 2 To A Successful Career Change – Financial Implications http://genxfinance.com/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/ Helping a unique generation achieve financial independence. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Successful Career Change http://genxfinance.com/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-67185 Successful Career Change Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:05:29 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/01/10/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/#comment-67185 Jeremy, As far as "evaluate your current situation goes", I found it very helpful to track my daily expenses because spending as a "salaryman" (a Japanese Engrish word for corporate employee. Nominally male but that rampart being breached all the time!) was more free and easy than as a "home business owner" with well established monthly expenses. I started doing this about a year before I left the mother ship - with the aid of that technological marvel known as "pen and paper". See pocketmod.com And it really helped instill a beancounter awareness of "needs" versus "wants" which has been a godsend in keeping my dream afloat. Regards Mark McClure Tokyo Jeremy,
As far as “evaluate your current situation goes”, I found it very helpful to track my daily expenses because spending as a “salaryman” (a Japanese Engrish word for corporate employee. Nominally male but that rampart being breached all the time!) was more free and easy than as a “home business owner” with well established monthly expenses.

I started doing this about a year before I left the mother ship – with the aid of that technological marvel known as “pen and paper”. See pocketmod.com

And it really helped instill a beancounter awareness of “needs” versus “wants” which has been a godsend in keeping my dream afloat.

Regards
Mark McClure
Tokyo

]]> By: Jeremy http://genxfinance.com/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Jeremy Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:20:30 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/01/10/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/#comment-529 I'm glad you find this useful, thanks for the comment. And you're correct, make sure you check on COBRA and don't assume. I will re-word that bit above. Large employers will offer it, but smaller employers do not always meet the requirements and choose not to. I've changed career paths twice in the last 4 years and jobs twice this year alone. I've learned some of these issues the hard way. I hope I don't need to change jobs again for many years. I’m glad you find this useful, thanks for the comment. And you’re correct, make sure you check on COBRA and don’t assume. I will re-word that bit above. Large employers will offer it, but smaller employers do not always meet the requirements and choose not to.

I’ve changed career paths twice in the last 4 years and jobs twice this year alone. I’ve learned some of these issues the hard way. I hope I don’t need to change jobs again for many years.

]]> By: Alex http://genxfinance.com/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Alex Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:14:20 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/2007/01/10/day-2-to-a-successful-career-change-financial-implications/#comment-528 I really like this series of articles - perhaps because they directly apply to my situation. :) Also, be sure to check into the COBRA coverage, and don't just assume it's available. I know my employer does not offer it yet, despite being around 50 employees (we're right below the cut-off). I really like this series of articles – perhaps because they directly apply to my situation. :)

Also, be sure to check into the COBRA coverage, and don’t just assume it’s available. I know my employer does not offer it yet, despite being around 50 employees (we’re right below the cut-off).

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