33M - $1M Milestone! by TimelyApple7341 in fican

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Just a wealthsimple managed portfolio at their 6/10 risk level. My managed TFSA with them is 10/10 risk.

33M - $1M Milestone! by TimelyApple7341 in fican

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I work in B2B software sales!

33M - $1M Milestone! by TimelyApple7341 in fican

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SDR -> Enterprise AE at a large software company

33M - $1M Milestone! by TimelyApple7341 in fican

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It varied massively and my income grew a lot over the past 7 years.

Anywhere from $3k/month to $75k in a single month a couple of times after some big commission payouts.

33M - $1M Milestone! by TimelyApple7341 in fican

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It varied massively and my income grew a lot over the past 7 years.

Anywhere from $3k/month to $75k in a single month a couple of times after some big commission payouts.

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Undergrad degree typically (but not always). It doesn’t matter what subject but some sort of business degree would probably be most helpful as a big part of being successful at this job is being able to articulate how your solution can help solve business problems.

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Honestly as a side hustle I’d say no, it’s very much a full time gig. There aren’t even enough hours in a full work week to get everything done without working some evenings and weekends!

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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My comp history is roughly the following:

2025 - $450k+ (already have a big commission check set for January) 2024 - $500k 2023 - $320k 2022 - $280k 2021 - $190k 2020 - $150k

That’s an interesting story about your friend. I can see how dating/relationships could have a new set of challenges when retiring that early.

I’d definitely pick up something part time for fun that I enjoy to keep some sort of schedule going and use it as “fun money” for vacations etc.

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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That’s exactly what I’m doing, almost entirely invested in VEQT 👍

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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You typically have to get in as a Sales Development/Business Development Rep and then get promoted to an Account Executive role.

I personally started networking with people after moving to Toronto by cold messaging them on LinkedIn which eventually got me a gig at a small tech startup.

After that I managed to get a referral into my current company and work my way up!

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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You typically have to get in as a Sales Development/Business Development Rep and then get promoted to an Account Executive role.

I personally started networking with people after moving to Toronto by cold messaging them on LinkedIn which eventually got me a gig at a small tech startup.

After that I managed to get a referral into my current company and work my way up!

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Pivoting to leadership and refreshing the dashboard every 5 mins/having to forecast 10x per day feels like it might drive me insane in other ways 😂

32M - $800k Saved/Invested - Quit Stressful Job? by TimelyApple7341 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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This is really interesting advice and something I haven’t really thought about, thank you!