The Quit Work Podcast

Oct 26 2022 4
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15-minute conversations with people who have quit their job and gone their own way. I’m Mark, and every week I talk to someone who has taken the bold step of quitting their job to start living their true life. The idea is to inspire you to live your true life, whatever that might mean to you. Subscribe now to join me for a fresh conversation every week.

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The future is freelance: ways to work independently with Maya Middlemiss

Oct 26 2022 18 mins  
Maya is interested in the future of work. She has long been a freelance writer, a worker from home, and a British ex-pat in Spain working as an e-resident of Estonia, so she knows a thing or two about solopreneurship, working from home and digital nomadism.

Taking a mini‑retirement to travel because, well, why not? with Kat and Sam

Oct 12 2022 24 mins  
Kat and Sam loved their jobs. And yet, one day, they both quit, to take a year-long mini-retirement in Latin America. Because, well, why not? They'd learnt that If you save, you can take a year of travel every decade of your life, an idea that sounded amazing to them!

How to negotiate a higher salary on your way to Coast FIRE with A from Growing Her Wealth

Sep 28 2022 16 mins  
A from Growing Her Wealth is totally on top of her finances at the age of 27. She's aiming for Coast FIRE by the age of 30. How did she get here? Well, if you haven't renegotiated your salary recently, you really need to hear A's advice on growing your wealth!

How to quit work in your twenties with Sophie

Sep 01 2022 18 mins  
Sophie quit her government job in her twenties to go into extremely early retirement. How? Through her real estate investments, occasional part-time work, and some seriously frugal living. Liberated from social pressures of working life, Sophie's finally allowing herself to be who she wants to be!

Escaping endless meetings to go solo in software with Tudor Todorescu

Jul 20 2022 17 mins  
Tudor had always wanted to make his own products, but in his job as a software developer, he found himself in endless meetings, talking rather than building. Here's how he was able to quit his job and turn his side projects into fully-fledged products.

Quitting on Twitter: from tweet to quit in 5½ hours with Goutham Jay

Jul 06 2022 14 mins  
Goutham Jay put out a tweet at 10am one Wednesday saying: I think this might be it. By 3:30pm, Goutham had handed in his resignation. From tweet to quit in 5-1/2 hours: here's how Goutham did it!

Reaching financial independence without realizing it with The Dragons on FIRE

Jun 08 2022 22 mins  
The Dragons on FIRE are a couple living in the United States, both born in the year of the Dragon. They've been retired for a few years, even though they’re only in their forties. And here’s the kicker: they reached financial independence without even knowing it!

Talking about money with friends & family with Maggie Tucker from Friends on FIRE

May 25 2022 21 mins  
Maggie has been talking about money with her friend Mike on the Friends on FIRE podcast for over 2 years. Now, after 150+ episodes, Maggie has taken the plunge and retired early. Really early: Maggie reached financial independence before 40.

Working from the maritime industry towards financial independence with Christina from Yuppie on FIRE

May 11 2022 18 mins  
Christina's job in the maritime industry allowed her to travel the world. But it wasn't enough. So she renegotiated her position with her employer and wrote her own job description. Now she's pursuing financial independence and taking a 3-month sabbatical to work on her side hustle.

The Quit Work Podcast summer 2022

May 04 2022 1 mins  
This is a quick message to let you know that I’m switching to an every-other-week schedule for The Quit Work Podcast over the summer.