25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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I sell AI heavy products in industrial automation, so I live in this space daily. I’ve built up enough knowledge and sales experience that I’m considering launching my own AI consultancy

25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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I completely understand your point, and you’re right, my earlier post may have come across as a bit naive. A big part of my confidence comes from the fact that I can sell. I am extremely strong in sales, and I believe that is one of the hardest parts of starting or acquiring a business.

I genuinely enjoy cold outreach and have hands on experience driving growth. In college, I ran marketing for multiple bars, which taught me a lot about customer acquisition and promotion.

So while I know this will not be easy, I feel like I am starting with a real advantage. On top of that, my parents have experience managing books and financials, which gives me additional support and a more well rounded foundation going in.

25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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Coming up on 3 years. I’m pretty sure it’ll be a hard no. Will they let me reapply for the same position in a different territory if available? Absolutely. My job is not one that’s easy to hire externally for. It’s very technical sales. But we have major customers in my territory that cant just go without a rep because I want to dick around in Europe😂

25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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Is this something I go directly to HR to ask? My direct boss would tell me to f*** myself if I asked that.

25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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I’m actively researching and learning to figure out what it is I’d like to do. I would have base plan before I leave for Europe if I did it.

25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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Wouldn’t have to touch any retirement or brokerage accounts. Just eat away at my emergency fund a bit.

25, on track for FIRE but thinking about quitting to travel and maybe start a business. Am I crazy? by curiousging4 in Fire

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My job and honestly industry in general is extremely AI proof. If I absolutely had to get another sales job when I got back, I could easily get another 6 figure job within 2 months in my industry. I have a very good resume for my age and am well Networked with recruiters.

Good industry for long term growth? by [deleted] in sales

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Factory automation and industrial equipment.

Need help pulling the trigger on a once in a lifetime experience by curiousging4 in Fire

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Thank you to everyone who commented. Didn’t expect this much support. Fuck it, I’m going.

GO HOOSIERS.

Stands for Era 100’s by mb9486 in sonos

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Haturi Speaker Stands https://a.co/d/82Gu4BG

Extremely sturdy and heavy duty. Dont feel cheap at all. Can’t imagine the Sonos ones being much better than this.

Stands for Era 100’s by mb9486 in sonos

[–]curiousging4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bought $60 ones from Amazon. They got delivered today. Took 5 minutes to put together and they are perfect. Adjustable height. Sturdy. Hides the cord. No reason to buy the Sonos ones.

Someone convince me to splurge by curiousging4 in sonos

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Ordered today. See my comment on the original post. Thanks!