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Why I Quit My High-Paying Engineering Job – Vivi | MHFI 219
Manage episode 423011013 series 2985701
Doug and Carl chat with Vivi Ton who shares her bold decision to leave a stable career as an aerospace engineer to pursue her true passion in graphic design. Vivi discusses entrepreneurship & her work with Personal Finance Club, her experiences with mental health & therapy, navigating the societal pressures of leaving a high-paying job, and offers insight into the importance of finding work-life balance.
Note: This is a rebroadcast of MHFI episode 054.
Save 50% site-wide on your new mattress, pillow, and bedding over at GhostBed (coupon code: MILEHIGHFI)
Use coupon code MILEHIGHFI which is good for 20% off any Personal Finance Club products – individual courses or the bundle. (Affiliate so we might earn a commission)
Want to help us quit our job as podcasters? Support us at Buy Me A Coffee so we can finally stop.
Links
- Connect with Vivi on Instagram
- Personal Finance Club
- Jeremy Schneider on MHFI episode 122
- Nectarine, Advice-Only Financial Advisors
- Amberly Grant:
- Mark’s Money Mind Podcast
- Doug’s Podcast Accelerator
- Pete Adeney/Mr. Money Mustache
- EconoMe Conference
- Mile High FI Facebook Group
- Doug’s site
- Carl’s blog: 1500 Days
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Join the Mile High FI Club – It’s our email list!
Get MHFi Merch – It helps support the show. Get t-shirts & more
**Disclaimer: The podcast is for informational purposes. Maybe entertainment but we won’t even make such a claim. You shouldn’t take the info as financial, legal, or tax advice. We aren’t certified financial planners or advisors. We’re not qualified for much. So get advice from professionals.**
Brought To You By:
The Doug Show, aka Affiliate Marketing & Side Hustles
1500 Days, Carl’s Blog about Early Retirement
Email us here: doug@milehighfi.com or carl@milehighfi.com
0:00 Introduction
4:49 Quitting engineering
10:52 Sunk cost & transitioning to graphic design
16:42 Entrepreneurship & identity
26:30 Reflections on changing careers
33:07 Therapy and personal growth
38:47 Discovering Financial Independence
43:41 Losing youth
50:49 Travel & social media
56:22 The perfect day
1:02:45 Soundcheck – Guilty pleasure music
243 episoder
Manage episode 423011013 series 2985701
Doug and Carl chat with Vivi Ton who shares her bold decision to leave a stable career as an aerospace engineer to pursue her true passion in graphic design. Vivi discusses entrepreneurship & her work with Personal Finance Club, her experiences with mental health & therapy, navigating the societal pressures of leaving a high-paying job, and offers insight into the importance of finding work-life balance.
Note: This is a rebroadcast of MHFI episode 054.
Save 50% site-wide on your new mattress, pillow, and bedding over at GhostBed (coupon code: MILEHIGHFI)
Use coupon code MILEHIGHFI which is good for 20% off any Personal Finance Club products – individual courses or the bundle. (Affiliate so we might earn a commission)
Want to help us quit our job as podcasters? Support us at Buy Me A Coffee so we can finally stop.
Links
- Connect with Vivi on Instagram
- Personal Finance Club
- Jeremy Schneider on MHFI episode 122
- Nectarine, Advice-Only Financial Advisors
- Amberly Grant:
- Mark’s Money Mind Podcast
- Doug’s Podcast Accelerator
- Pete Adeney/Mr. Money Mustache
- EconoMe Conference
- Mile High FI Facebook Group
- Doug’s site
- Carl’s blog: 1500 Days
—
Join the Mile High FI Club – It’s our email list!
Get MHFi Merch – It helps support the show. Get t-shirts & more
**Disclaimer: The podcast is for informational purposes. Maybe entertainment but we won’t even make such a claim. You shouldn’t take the info as financial, legal, or tax advice. We aren’t certified financial planners or advisors. We’re not qualified for much. So get advice from professionals.**
Brought To You By:
The Doug Show, aka Affiliate Marketing & Side Hustles
1500 Days, Carl’s Blog about Early Retirement
Email us here: doug@milehighfi.com or carl@milehighfi.com
0:00 Introduction
4:49 Quitting engineering
10:52 Sunk cost & transitioning to graphic design
16:42 Entrepreneurship & identity
26:30 Reflections on changing careers
33:07 Therapy and personal growth
38:47 Discovering Financial Independence
43:41 Losing youth
50:49 Travel & social media
56:22 The perfect day
1:02:45 Soundcheck – Guilty pleasure music
243 episoder
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