Gemma Speck
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6,373 appearances
17 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 13 Jun
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As someone who has quit their nine to five for this very podcast, I want to tell you some things to be prepared for.
I think we definitely glamorize quitting the nine to five grind because of course we do.
Like unless you're part of the 25% who are made for that lifestyle, like there are challenges and you're going to be unhappy.
But there are also challenges with the like, I quit my nine to five and I've never been more fulfilled lifestyle that we see.
And things that you probably wouldn't think about.
The first one, which you probably do know, is that it's very expensive.
They do tell you this, I will say.
But I just think, practically speaking, you need to be prepared for a lifestyle adjustment.
So I personally had, from memory, like three to four months of expenses saved up.
And I did have my like door back into my nine to five that I was very grateful for.
It was still a risk.
The risk was worth it for me.
Just because something is a risk, though, doesn't mean it needs to be spontaneous.
And so I really took as much time as I could to prepare.
Save, save, save again.
Build alongside your nine to five for as long as you can.
if you can, and have a bit of a squirrel mentality.
You know how squirrels like bury, hide their food, hide their nuts to survive the winter.
I did that as well before I quit my nine to five.
In the six months kind of leading up to me quitting, I would, yes, I was saving, but I was also like putting money onto an emergency debit card that I then
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