The Quit Number https://thequitnumber.com/ The quit number for resellers: what you must earn, save and pay for health cover before you quit a job to resell full time. Sourced, with a calculator. en-us Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 What is your quit number? https://thequitnumber.com/what-is-your-quit-number/ https://thequitnumber.com/what-is-your-quit-number/ Your quit number is the monthly profit reselling must bring in to replace your job: spending plus the health premium and payroll tax your employer pays, grossed up. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000Can reselling be a full-time job? Run your own numbers https://thequitnumber.com/can-reselling-be-a-full-time-job/ https://thequitnumber.com/can-reselling-be-a-full-time-job/ Yes, if your numbers hold. Turn your quit number into sales a month, listings and listing hours a week at your own profit per sale. Formula and calculator. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000How much money do you need saved before you quit? https://thequitnumber.com/runway-and-the-buffer/ https://thequitnumber.com/runway-and-the-buffer/ Save enough to cover spending plus your health premium for the months sales could fall short, and keep inventory money separate. What the CFPB and SEC say. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000Health insurance when you quit: COBRA or a Marketplace plan? https://thequitnumber.com/cobra-or-marketplace-when-you-quit/ https://thequitnumber.com/cobra-or-marketplace-when-you-quit/ Yes, quitting qualifies for COBRA if your employer has 20 or more employees. How COBRA and a Marketplace plan compare on cost, dates and doctors. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000What does health insurance cost when you're self-employed? https://thequitnumber.com/health-insurance-self-employed/ https://thequitnumber.com/health-insurance-self-employed/ Your payslip shows about a fifth of the premium. The 2025 average single plan cost $9,025 a year in total. How to price your own cover before you quit to resell. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000The income floor test https://thequitnumber.com/the-income-floor-test/ https://thequitnumber.com/the-income-floor-test/ One good month isn't evidence. Test twelve months of reselling profit and check that your worst three months cleared your quit number before you quit. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000What changes when you go full time https://thequitnumber.com/what-changes-when-you-go-full-time/ https://thequitnumber.com/what-changes-when-you-go-full-time/ Nobody withholds your tax, admin becomes part of the job, and structure disappears. What changes when you resell full time, with the 2026 IRS estimated tax dates. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000Going back to a job is not failure https://thequitnumber.com/going-back-is-not-failure/ https://thequitnumber.com/going-back-is-not-failure/ How to decide whether to return to a job after self-employment: exit criteria set in advance, the signals worth acting on, and what to keep running. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000