Think Twice Before Quitting Your Job to Sell Homemade Jam

[AnnieK401]

34. If you have a good job, no I would not quit it especially if you are nearing 50

and need health insurance. And you are correct that the vast majority of business ventures like this fail. That being said, employers seem to be increasingly willing to get rid of good people/employees for no good reason. They ask for more and more and give less and less in return. I won't go into the story of my life, but I did try very hard to start a small business when I turned 50. Note that I was in an impossible career situation, not like someone leaving a secure, well-paying career that they basically enjoy just because they are a little frustrated. After 4 yrs. and spending too much money on the business while making very little income from it, and being increasingly physically unable to do the necessary work, I ended up selling it for pennies on the dollar. Due to my physical limitations I was approved for disability right away, which I understand is unusual. Anyway, that and a modest amount left over from an inheritance are what I am surviving on right now. I am currently trying to figure out some way to earn a small extra income (within the disability guidelines and my physical abilities.) If if I am lucky enough to find a part-time, low paying desk job working for a sane, rational employer that has some humanity left I will consider myself extremely fortunate at this point. Note: I do live in a "right to work state" and always have, so that might part of the reason for my experience/comments.