Dulynotedart
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Very Big Announcement: I Got A New Job
🕑 Added 2023-05-23 20:26:47 +0000 UTCI just got a job this month with my city's post office as a mail carrier! I'm incredibly excited about it, I started training this week and been hitting the ground running. It's gonna be full-time and hopefully be the job I have until I hit retirement.
I'm sure folks are wondering why I was looking for a job and what this means for my Patreon and me drawing in general. I was incredibly anxious but excited about diving into full-time self-employment back in 2019, I had a very cheap living situation then so I was able to build up my customer base here and through commissions to start making enough cash to get by and even save up some money. And as my income increased so did living expenses, medical bills, and taxes. Each year was starting to get tighter and tighter financially until I was having to use my credit card to pay some of the big bills. I tried not to increase prices on my commissions or here on Patreon much but with the workload I had given myself with weekly pics and monthly reward pics I wasn't able to fit anything else in to increase my income stream.
So I found a full-time job, one with health insurance and a pension and other benefits. Things I wasn't gonna get from being self-employed. I'm still worried about income in the short-term but I know this is the right decision for me and I'm looking forward to where my life goes from here!
Since it's gonna be a full-time job I've had to decide what I'm gonna do here with my Patreon. The monthly content I put out now is not gonna be sustainable with my new job, so I'm going to close my Patreon at the end of June. I will do one last monthly series and a batch of reward pics for June then that'll be it. It will most likely take me longer to get those done but I will make sure they get completed.
As for commissions, I will take on fewer than I usually do but still take some on the side. This will also mean more time for me to draw personal art! I've been sitting on a webcomic idea that I'd love to put more time into and hopefully make it.
I'll still be around on Furaffinity and Twitter. I'm not going anywhere, just posting less often cause I'll be delivering mail all day!
TL;DR - I got a full-time job so I'll be closing my Patreon at the end of June. I'll still do commissions but as a side gig, still staying active in the furry community
Thank you to everyone who has supported me here, I've had a great time drawing for a living and I'll continue to draw lots of fatties in the future!!
Comments
BigAaron
Thank you so much for all the amazing content you have been giving us, congratulations for your new work ๐๐ i wish you the best in this new part of your life, take care duly and again thank you so much for everything here ๐
Alex Hoya
Congratulations, and good luck in the new adventure! What fantastic news. Thanks so much for sharing this with us over the last few years.
Curtollie
Congratulations Duly!! It's really great to hear that you are looking after yourself and your future. It's been an honor supporting you all these years and look forward to seeing your work in this new chapter of your life! <3
Never commented before, but congratulations to you! Being a postal worker can be a lot of work, but as you said, the benefits are quite good. I hope that the decrease in living stress (e.g., bills) allows your creativity to flourish the most as you get to indulge more in your personal pursuits. Good luck, and we look forward to where you go from here. :)
HeftHaven
Congrats on securing that job man! It has been an honor supporting you through Patreon. All the best to you as you start this new chapter of life.
Sketchychespin
I'm very happy for you, Duly! Congratulations on finding a great job with a stable and steady income and plentiful benefits! It'll be sad to see your Patreon close, but I'm glad that you are able to support yourself! *Hugs you*
InuShift
Age progression comic for Duly now? Duly's retirement?
Minimoose89
Congratulations! I am sure your art will feel better now that bills arenโt a driving point! You deserve this!
Joey Bearat
Happy you've found security and comfort in attaining a new job. While it may be bittersweet for Patreon supporters, by no means is it a mistake to try and secure your career/life as best you can. Glad to have supported here for the time that I have, excited to see the art that comes from this major transition and I sincerely hope the best for you and your new job!
Lunal
I know what my next months reward is gonna be. Thank you so much for all the amazing art done from here, I'll miss it, but you're onto things that'll work best for you. We all wish you the best of luck!
MikeyTheBurr
CONGRATS DULY THAT'S AMAZING! you definitely need to draw some art of postman duly!
