The first month out decides whether your runway gets spent on purpose or quietly drains away. Handle the time-sensitive admin first, switch on your budget, then give the time structure. Tick each item as you go; your progress is saved in this browser, and you can print a copy.
A runway is a budget plus a habit, and the first month sets the habit. The biggest, quietest threat to a planned exit is an unstructured opening month: the post-quit budget never actually switches on, the days blur without a job to shape them, and spending drifts at the old paycheck-era level. By the time anyone notices, a six-month runway has become four. This plan front-loads the time-sensitive admin so it cannot slip, then builds the structure that keeps the rest of the runway on track.
For why the first month matters so much, and how each step protects your runway, read what to do immediately after quitting. To prepare the month before, use the 30-day pre-quit action plan.
Handle the time-sensitive items first: make sure replacement health cover is active with no gap, confirm your final pay and payouts landed, and action your retirement account decision. Then switch your spending to the post-quit budget and give the time structure. The most common reason a runway comes up short is an unstructured first month where the budget never switches on.
Start living your post-quit budget immediately rather than your old spending, track it weekly, and give your days a shape. An unstructured first month, where spending drifts and the days blur, is the most common reason a planned runway runs short. A simple weekly plan and tracker protect the months you saved for.
A short, deliberate reset of a week or two can be healthy, especially after burnout, but make it a decision with an end date rather than a drift. Treat the time as funded by your runway, so the rest is bounded and does not quietly consume months you cannot spare.
Yes. The boxes you tick are saved in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere, so your progress is there when you come back on the same device. You can also print the plan or save it as a PDF, and Reset clears your ticks.