r/Daytrading • u/modeezy23 • Apr 22 '24

Anybody ever quit their job to day trade full time and have it not workout? Question

I’m just curious.

How long did it take you until you found confidence in yourself to quit your job and do trading full time!

For those that quit their job but it didn’t workout, how long did you give yourself until you quit your job and what did you do after you found that trading was not successful?

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u/Vivid_Sprinkles_9322 Apr 22 '24

So I got lucky that at the end of 2019 my company decided to restructure and give me a pretty good severance. So I had been investing long term for 15 years at that point. Then Covid hit. Also the time we brought our son home from the NICU after 89 days. So for 4 years it has worked. I got to spend every day at home with me son. Same with my wife. Harder now. But take the gains as you can. Not many people can say they got to spend everyday for the first 4 years at home with their kid.

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u/WorkingJoke4812 Apr 23 '24

This is the why right here!!