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You give it your all, but all your income is dependent on that one person who decides your fate.
I'm an American citizen, but I've spent years overseas to be with my family then I was fed up with the conditions of the country I was living in
and moved back to the US with only $5,000 and hope. I got a crappy job at a diner. I worked there diligently for 3 years, often pulling 12-hour shifts. At first, I was really bad at it, but after two years, I persevered and became one of the servers who made the most money. One day, a customer complained, and I got fired. All my tenacity and work in those 3 years? Gone. In one single day. Then I enrolled in a coding BootCamp. I've spent months of hell trying to learn to code and change my life while the money in my checking account was dwindling every day as we couldn't work during the BootCamp. 10 months later, I finally landed a job at a tech company. Then COVID happened. People got laid off, I survived, but I wasn't happy.
They completely changed my job role, I offered to volunteer for tasks, but they didn't let me. I still did what I was assigned to; I started out as a web developer, turned into content manager, handling SEO on the side. I graduated with a degree in architecture, worked as a web designer. I'm a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.
Half of the company quit, but I stayed for the paycheck. Big mistake. "Don't come up with your own solutions, do what we tell you to do" "the client isn't paying us enough for the solutions you produce".
Every Sunday night, I went to bed with crippling anxiety, not able to sleep. My entire livelihood being dependent on a single source and today my worst fear came true. I have no income and no health insurance.
I've been following these forums for about 6 years now. I've always wanted to have my own business, but I made excuses, and I was exhausted from the emotional toll my jobs took on me. I've read The Millionaire Fastlane but didn't take action, and I regret it very deeply, but I've learned my lesson. From now on, I'll do whatever it takes to build an independent income, to get away from the corporate drones and the rat race.
I don't aspire to be super-rich. I just want enough independent income to visit my aging parents in my country and not worry about meeting my basic living expenses. I think today sealed the deal for me. It was the push that I needed.
I'm an American citizen, but I've spent years overseas to be with my family then I was fed up with the conditions of the country I was living in
and moved back to the US with only $5,000 and hope. I got a crappy job at a diner. I worked there diligently for 3 years, often pulling 12-hour shifts. At first, I was really bad at it, but after two years, I persevered and became one of the servers who made the most money. One day, a customer complained, and I got fired. All my tenacity and work in those 3 years? Gone. In one single day. Then I enrolled in a coding BootCamp. I've spent months of hell trying to learn to code and change my life while the money in my checking account was dwindling every day as we couldn't work during the BootCamp. 10 months later, I finally landed a job at a tech company. Then COVID happened. People got laid off, I survived, but I wasn't happy.
They completely changed my job role, I offered to volunteer for tasks, but they didn't let me. I still did what I was assigned to; I started out as a web developer, turned into content manager, handling SEO on the side. I graduated with a degree in architecture, worked as a web designer. I'm a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.
Half of the company quit, but I stayed for the paycheck. Big mistake. "Don't come up with your own solutions, do what we tell you to do" "the client isn't paying us enough for the solutions you produce".
Every Sunday night, I went to bed with crippling anxiety, not able to sleep. My entire livelihood being dependent on a single source and today my worst fear came true. I have no income and no health insurance.
I've been following these forums for about 6 years now. I've always wanted to have my own business, but I made excuses, and I was exhausted from the emotional toll my jobs took on me. I've read The Millionaire Fastlane but didn't take action, and I regret it very deeply, but I've learned my lesson. From now on, I'll do whatever it takes to build an independent income, to get away from the corporate drones and the rat race.
I don't aspire to be super-rich. I just want enough independent income to visit my aging parents in my country and not worry about meeting my basic living expenses. I think today sealed the deal for me. It was the push that I needed.
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