February 06, 2021 123rf Quitting without a new job in the Singapore context flies in the face of logic to most financially conscious Singaporeans. Doing so would be all the more reckless now, given the coronavirus pandemic situation. Based on media reports, jobs are being annihilated, with more retrenchments ahead expected. In the two months since I quit, my admission that I'd voluntarily resigned without another job lined up has been met with concern and a certain amount of incredulity. "Why now?" and "You know the economy is going to get worse, right?" were common refrains. I'd admit the potential repercussions made me put a pause on my decision for several months. Not least because I now have a mortgage to pay for and a child to feed. I also happened to earn a significantly higher salary than my husband. But with his support, I decided it was time.