How To Balance A Career and Side Hustle in Your 20s | BarelyAdultingNYC Ep. 2

Everyone says “quit your job and chase your dream.”But what if that’s not realistic?In this episode of Barely Adulting, I sit down with my roommate Malik — a corporate attorney and designer — to talk about what it actually looks like to build a second life while working a demanding full-time career.We get honest about:Using stability as funding instead of a trapWhether you should wait until after graduation to startHow high-stress careers secretly train you for entrepreneurshipSetting boundaries when your job wants 24/7 accessBurnout, time management, and the “two-character” theoryAnd whether you can date while building something seriousIf you’re a lawyer, doctor, consultant, corporate employee — or anyone who feels stuck between security and ambition — this episode is for you.You don’t have to quit tomorrow. But you do need a strategy.