Man leaves well paid(ish) job to try his hand at making money online instead!

Oct. 4, 2012 - PRLog -- The man in question, Tim Campbell, a hard working, dedicated individual at a tech company based in Cambridge, decided one day, to pack it all in and try to follow a different path instead.

The decision was not based on a whim, it was a carefully considered and thought out choice that followed several weeks of deliberation and weighing up the options. Tim had been working at his job for over 3 years and was earning decent money whilst getting to travel to various foreign locations as part of his day to day job. Although it was hard work (what job isn't?) this was no boring, mundane office job that involved being tied to a desk all day, every day.

So what would make someone in a position like that, especially in these times of economic and financial uncertainty, hand in their notice and set off into the uncertain, unknown world of self-employment? Especially into the somewhat murky world of making money online?

In his own words:

"I had a nagging feeling that I wasn't fulfilling my potential. I know it might sound selfish but I felt like I was putting the best days of my life and all my efforts and energy into furthering the goals of others. I felt that if I could channel that same energy and those same efforts into my own goals, then I had a good chance of success. I also felt that I owed it to myself to at least try. I didn't want to wake up in 40 years time and wonder 'what if?' It wasn't a decision I took lightly but I felt that I was probably in the best position I would ever be to give it a go, so I am!"

After doing some financial calculations to work out how long he could survive without earning any income and putting a few contingencies in place to start earning a bit of income on the side, he took the plunge and handed in his notice at his employers and hasn't looked back since.

It's now been over 2 months since his last day of full time employment and the beginning of his adventure into the unknown. You can read about the various different methods he's tried (successful and unsuccessful) to bring the money in on his website at http://www.cashninja.co.uk (you never know, you might find some of them useful yourselves) and you can read sporadic updates on his progress at his blog http://www.cashninja.co.uk/blog/