Can I Afford To Quit Workbook$67
$67
You've been thinking about leaving for a while. Maybe two years. Maybe five. And every time you get close, the same question stops you cold:
Can I actually afford to do this?
Not "should I" or "do I want to." You already know the answers to those. The question that keeps you up at night is the financial one — and nobody has ever given you a real answer. Just inspiration. Just "follow your passion." Just "bet on yourself."
This workbook gives you something different.
It gives you the math.
$67 · Instant download · Notion template + Google Sheets calculator + Fillable PDF
What this actually is
This is not a budgeting worksheet. It's not a vision board exercise. It's not a generic "calculate your savings" template you could find anywhere for free.
This is a complete financial picture of your exit — built around your specific numbers, your specific household, and your specific timeline.
I built it because I couldn't find anything like it when I was planning my own exit from corporate. Everything I found told me to save six months of expenses and follow my heart. That advice is incomplete at best and paralyzing at worst. What I needed — and what you probably need — was a clear, honest answer to a specific question: what does financial ready actually look like for my life?
This workbook answers that question.
What's inside
Monthly Expense Tracker
Every dollar leaving your household each month — housing, transportation, food, family, debt, savings, lifestyle, all of it. Most women are surprised by their real number. Some are surprised it's smaller than they thought. Either way, knowing it is better than guessing.
Income Replacement Calculator
This is the section nobody talks about. Not "match your salary" — that's the wrong target. What your business actually needs to earn at months 3, 6, and 12, accounting for the ramp-up period that every new business has. Plus a quick pricing reality check: if your client count looks impossible, your price is too low — not your goal too big.
Savings Runway Formula
How many months of savings you need banked before you hand in your notice. Your custom number — not the generic "six months" advice. Built from your expenses, your timeline, and your realistic first-client income. Most women find they're closer than they imagined.
The Spouse Conversation Script
Your partner isn't against your dream. They're against the uncertainty. This script walks you through exactly how to present your financial plan — the numbers, the contingency, the timeline — so the conversation becomes a planning session instead of an argument. Word for word. Fill in your numbers. Have the conversation.
Decision Matrix: Go / Wait / Adjust
Answer ten honest questions about where you stand financially, practically, and personally. The matrix gives you a clear signal — not someone else's opinion of when you're ready, but your own picture, scored against the factors that actually determine whether a corporate exit succeeds.
Next Steps
What to do the moment you close this workbook. Not someday. This week.
What format you'll receive
The bundle includes three versions so you can work the way that works for you:
- Notion Template — the premium experience. Pre-loaded with every expense category, filtered views by section, and a clean layout designed for a woman who means business. Duplicate it into your own Notion workspace and it's yours.
- Google Sheets Calculator — every section auto-calculates. Your expense total flows into your income calculator. Your savings number flows into your runway formula. Fill in your numbers and the picture builds itself.
- Fillable PDF — no apps, no accounts. Open it, fill it in, save it. Print it and bring it to the kitchen table conversation.
Use whichever one you'll actually open. The best financial plan is the one you complete.
Who this is for
You're mid-career. You've been in corporate long enough to earn real stability — and long enough to feel it slowly draining you. You're not burned out in a dramatic way. You're quietly exhausted. You know you're capable of more. What's stopping you isn't courage. It's that you haven't seen your actual numbers yet.
This workbook is for the woman who is done talking herself into someday and ready to look at the math.
Who this is not for
If you're still figuring out what you'd do after leaving, this isn't your next step. Start there first — get clear on the direction — then come back here to build the financial case for it.
A note on the numbers
I'm a former QuickBooks ProAdvisor who ran my own bookkeeping practice before launching this coaching business. I built these calculators from the same frameworks I use with my 1:1 clients. They're real financial tools, not motivational templates dressed up as spreadsheets.
The math in here is honest. If your numbers aren't ready yet, this workbook will tell you that — and it will tell you exactly what to do about it.
After you complete the workbook
If your Decision Matrix says GO — the Exit Blueprint™ is your next step. It's my 90-day 1:1 financial exit strategy and coaching program. In 90 days you'll have a runway plan, a pricing model, a cash flow projection, and a target resignation date — built around your life, executed on your timeline.
The link is on the final page of the workbook.
Instant download. All three formats delivered immediately after purchase via email. Be sure to check your Spam or Junk mailbox if you don't receive the email in your Inbox. Questions? Email support@cherylziegler.com
