--- title: "Balancing FBA with a full-time job - is it possible? - Amazon FBA Hub | SideHustlr" description: "Hey everyone, I'm about 6 months into my FBA journey and I'm working a 9-5 at the same time. Honestly, it's exhausting but I'm seeing progress! My curre..." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/balancing-fba-with-a-full-time-job-is-it-possible-c45c63ed", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/balancing-fba-with-a-full-time-job-is-it-possible-c45c63ed", "headline": "Balancing FBA with a full-time job - is it possible?", "text": "Hey everyone, I'm about 6 months into my FBA journey and I'm working a 9-5 at the same time. Honestly, it's exhausting but I'm seeing progress! 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My advice: dont quit until you have 6 months of expenses saved AND your FBA profit consistently covers your monthly bills for at least 3-4 months straight. For efficiency, I found that batch processing helped a lot - dedicate specific days to specific tas...", "datePublished": "2026-01-01T22:42:35.067762+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "FBAMarcus", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/FBAMarcus" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 5 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/balancing-fba-with-a-full-time-job-is-it-possible-c45c63ed#comment-93b47468-4124-4d6e-bac8-cb7ac05060e5", "text": "The burnout is real! What helped me was actually scaling BACK temporarily. I focused on fewer products but optimized them better. Sometimes doing less but doing it well beats spreading yourself too thin. Also, have you considered a prep center? 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My current situation: \- Working on FBA from 6-8am and 8-11pm on weekdays \- Weekends are my "heavy lifting" days for prep and sourcing \- Making about $2k/month profit right now My question: For those who made the transition to full-time, when did you know it was time to quit your job? What revenue/profit numbers made you feel comfortable? I'm also curious if anyone has tips for being more efficient with limited time. Feeling a bit burned out lately. 2 replies 15 ## Replies (2) FB FBAMarcus · 8 months ago I was in your exact position 2 years ago. My advice: dont quit until you have 6 months of expenses saved AND your FBA profit consistently covers your monthly bills for at least 3-4 months straight. For efficiency, I found that batch processing helped a lot - dedicate specific days to specific tasks instead of trying to do everything daily. 5 PR PrivateLabelSara · 8 months ago The burnout is real! What helped me was actually scaling BACK temporarily. 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