A Fortunate Turn

The benefits of being debt free and having saved money never seem to end. If you are a regular reader of this irregular poster you know that I left my job back in February. Even at the time, we realized how fortunate we are to have the financial foundation that would allow me to leave.

But the opportunity that came about because I left my job has simply been amazing. Not only were we able to complete several projects in the last few months including finishing the remodel of my old condo (which was not getting done with me working every day), but we were also able to build a couple of websites we’d been planning to do one day. Just as we were getting to the “ok, what now?” point, I was offered a job on Friday that we’ve decided I will accept.

I had a couple of job offers during the three month period. But this job is perfect for me. It is full time telecommute, and the pay is 40% more…yes 40% more than my last job paid. It’s significantly more than I’d asked for my previous employer to pay me to stay on there.

If we’d been buried in debt or had no savings, I’d never had been able to leave my job, and would have never been in the situation to be open for the new job. We are so fortunate to be able to take advantage of the opportunities we are given and are really excited about our new venture.

Please, please, please–do what you can to eliminate your debt. Save as much as you can. Don’t put yourself in the situation that you have to do something you don’t want to do.

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