Left accounting to drive a food truck six months ago

I was sitting in a cubicle at Deloitte for 4 years and felt dead inside. Now I make half the money but actually wake up excited to go to work. How do you handle the guilt of taking a pay cut when everyone tells you you're throwing your career away?

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aaronf405mo ago

The guilt fades way faster when you realize nobody's paying your bills with their opinion lol

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angelafisher5mo ago

Did you have people in your life telling you were wasting your CPA license? That was the hardest part for me. I did the same thing basically, switched from tax accounting to running a small bookstore, and yeah the money is way less. But I stopped waking up at 3am with my jaw clenched and that felt worth more than any bonus. The guilt faded after about a year when I realized my old coworkers weren't actually happier than me, they were just better at pretending.

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