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Why did Herbert Spencer leave his position at The Economist?

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Portrait of British philosopher Herbert Spencer, shown with a receding hairline, long sideburns, and formal attire. — Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer.

Herbert Spencer resigned from his position as a subeditor at The Economist in 1853 after receiving a legacy—an inheritance—from his uncle. This financial windfall allowed him to leave his editorial role and focus on his own philosophical and scientific writing, leading to the publication of The Principles of Psychology in 1855 and his subsequent comprehensive work, The Synthetic Philosophy.12