Keara Callahan. Courtesy of Keara Callahan In 2024, Keara Callahan, 28, quit her corporate job to pursue a career in social media. To ease costs and save money, she left Miami and moved back in with her parents in Virginia. Callahan said moving home helped her make quicker strides towards living on her own. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Keara Callahan, 28, who quit her corporate job to pursue social media full-time. Callahan is living with her parents to save up money and move to Miami. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I graduated during COVID and was working remotely in Miami as a government tech consultant. As great as the job was, I realized it wasn't fully aligned with what I wanted in life. I was sitting at my desk all day, watching people on social media do really cool things, and I wanted something similar for myself. When I wasn't working, I was posting on social media, hosting a podcast , and working on a few brand deals.…