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to try a bunch of different things.</p><h1 id="166a">Step 2 — Testing</h1><p id="76bc">I began testing a bunch of different side hustles (not at once) to see what stuck. I sold on Ebay and Amazon, I tried freelance writing, I bought a small website and tried selling Twitter fan packages, and more.</p><p id="4d3f">In the midst of all this, I found a free marketplace where you could sell your stuff as an online store.</p><p id="9090">I listed a few items that I could dropship and didn’t give it a second thought. A week later I got my first sale for $25.</p><h1 id="0454">Step 3 — Making your roadmap for replacing your 9-to-5</h1><p id="3af7">A few months into it, I was making a steady$ 1,000 per month from that business and about a year or so later I was making more than my day job.</p><p id="f81b">My plan was to keep grinding in the business until I made more than my day job.</p><p id="d6e7">Then, I’d make sure I had life insurance, health insurance, I had 6–12 months emergency fund saved in the bank and I would put in my 2 weeks notice.</p><div id="f79a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-quitting-my-job-eff0ea3296c8"> <div> <div> <h2>Things I Wish I Knew Before Quitting My Job</h2> <div><h3>I quit my 9-to-5 job almost ten years ago. I hope to never go back to it.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Rcb1gJFHbzFn3cHB)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="cef8">Step 4 — Executio

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n</h1><p id="c471">The time came.</p><div id="b740" class="link-block"> <a href="https://blog.startupstash.com/9-free-sources-of-cash-for-your-growing-business-2e78bc3bde68"> <div> <div> <h2>9 Free Sources of Cash for Your Growing Business</h2> <div><h3>They’re business grants.</h3></div> <div><p>blog.startupstash.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*PuWozaiNWTcXYsKA)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="3337">I met my goal and it was time to give my notice.</p><p id="5c5a">I did it!</p><p id="27fc">Near the end of the day, I grabbed my boss, we sat in a small conference room and I gave my notice.</p><p id="8e02">I intended to give a 30 day notice which was customary for that company but, after chatting with her she said I could leave whenever I wanted. I had a vacation set up in the next month so I forgo that and ended up working a few more days, leaving the company in good standing.</p><p id="0491">And, that’s my story!</p><p id="075a">Whatever your dream is, set out to achieve it. Don’t delay, get started today so you can be one step closer of achieving your goal.</p><p id="a817">What kind of business do you run or what kind of business do you dream of opening one day?</p><p id="f366">I hope you enjoyed reading this. If you’d like to support me as a writer, consider signing up to <a href="https://millennialnextdoor.medium.com/membership">become a Medium member</a>. It’s just $5 a month and you get unlimited access to Medium.</p></article></body>

My E-commerce Store Helped Me Quit My Day Job

My step-by-step process for escaping the 9-to-5 rat race

Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash

I had dreamed about being an entrepreneur since I was a child. The freedom, flexibility, be the boss, work my dream schedule, travel when I want, make a lot of money..this was what I thought about when I envisioned being a business owner.

When I was in college, my dreams slowly started dwindling and by the time I graduated, I didn’t give entrepreneurship a second thought.

It wasn’t until I was with my companies for 5 or so years, a time when I was growing more and more disgruntled working there, that I started to remember my childhood dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

This is my step-by-step process of how I achieved it, leaving 9-to-5 corporate cubicle life behind.

Step 1 — Make a plan

I decided I was going to quit my job and entrepreneurship was going to be my ticket out of my corporate gig.

From there, I started doing online research to see what kind of businesses existed and what I might like doing.

I was watching business and entrepreneur TV shows like Shark Tank and others but, they were all centered around being an inventor, which I was not. I felt really stuck and decided to try a bunch of different things.

Step 2 — Testing

I began testing a bunch of different side hustles (not at once) to see what stuck. I sold on Ebay and Amazon, I tried freelance writing, I bought a small website and tried selling Twitter fan packages, and more.

In the midst of all this, I found a free marketplace where you could sell your stuff as an online store.

I listed a few items that I could dropship and didn’t give it a second thought. A week later I got my first sale for $25.

Step 3 — Making your roadmap for replacing your 9-to-5

A few months into it, I was making a steady $1,000 per month from that business and about a year or so later I was making more than my day job.

My plan was to keep grinding in the business until I made more than my day job.

Then, I’d make sure I had life insurance, health insurance, I had 6–12 months emergency fund saved in the bank and I would put in my 2 weeks notice.

Things I Wish I Knew Before Quitting My Job

I quit my 9-to-5 job almost ten years ago. I hope to never go back to it.

medium.com

Step 4 — Execution

The time came.

9 Free Sources of Cash for Your Growing Business

They’re business grants.

blog.startupstash.com

I met my goal and it was time to give my notice.

I did it!

Near the end of the day, I grabbed my boss, we sat in a small conference room and I gave my notice.

I intended to give a 30 day notice which was customary for that company but, after chatting with her she said I could leave whenever I wanted. I had a vacation set up in the next month so I forgo that and ended up working a few more days, leaving the company in good standing.

And, that’s my story!

Whatever your dream is, set out to achieve it. Don’t delay, get started today so you can be one step closer of achieving your goal.

What kind of business do you run or what kind of business do you dream of opening one day?

I hope you enjoyed reading this. If you’d like to support me as a writer, consider signing up to become a Medium member. It’s just $5 a month and you get unlimited access to Medium.