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Hello good people !This is Aura from Western Uganda. First things first, I am super excited to be a part of this phenomenal forum. Thanks MJ for being a Financial Messiah. My mind has had the haze that has shrouded it in financial mediocrity lifted.
My story is typical of the Ugandan elite. My father struggled to see us :8 in number through school and died early at 55 leaving the burden of educating the younger ones to us. And boy was it hard.!
I am now a 40year old proud mum of five. If you are wondering why so many, they are the reason I joined this forum. I graduated with a first class honours in English and Literature which I have taught for the past 17 years at an income of 240$ a month's, laughable amount, don't you think? Actually, I am considered lucky to be earning that much and my peers would consider me a candidate for an asylum if I quit a government job.
Last year during lock down, I had to stay with my family of 10(We adopted twins shortly after we got married). The rented quarters were cramped and we were constantly in each others faces. I had to go with some to the village where we have invested like 5800 in Agricultural land. It was then that I tasted working by choice. No rent, water bills, electrify bills(we harvest rain water and use solar lighting). Food was home grown and the kids had a blast playing in the farm and even participating in farm activities. There and then, I decided I would read on how to become a millionaire and retire to the village as early in life as possible.
After a series of books that would nauseate you people with their slow lane gospel, I landed on The Millionaire Fast lane, and what a landing! I have since read it three times and mention itto friends more than twice a day. I wanted to see how MJ looks and when I google him, I discovered Unscripted and read it in two days. My mind now is in a whirl wind of adjusting to the truth I now know.
Members, I am at cross roads. My hubby who is also a teacher and earning the same as I do wants to retire next year when he hits 45 and concentrate a 100% on Agriculture using his gratuity _around 5000$.He has my full support. As for me, retiring now would mean forfeiting gratuity (the big cash event) and, pension of like 114$monthly(passive income).
Now that my mind is Unscripted, I have lost faith in the education I impart and no longer take pleasure in telling students to study hard, get good grades and then a job(jobs in Uganda are as elusive as Bigfoot). What I wish I could do now is teach the youth the first lane dogma so that they grow up unscripted instead. But that would be a paradox of practice since I am now as poor as they come.
There fore, I am going to make some money first and then preach what I live. I already have a name for the organization -FLY_Financial Literacy for the Youth.
My hubby and I dream of a food empire-where we can raise goats, cows, poultry and rabbits. We are already growing bananas and coffee. With time, we plan to add value to our products and even involve outgrowers, but manufacturing needs capital!
I will feel truly alive the day I pay my kids' school fees in one instalment, have 1420$ as an emergency fund, contribute meaningfully to causes that give the youth entrepreneurial knowledge, walk into a car bond and pay cash for a 10000$car, fly for the first time, and most importantly, gift my mother 500$.
I hope for advice from those who have achieved their dreams and are living unscripted. Let the learning begin. M J, thank you for giving me hope.
My story is typical of the Ugandan elite. My father struggled to see us :8 in number through school and died early at 55 leaving the burden of educating the younger ones to us. And boy was it hard.!
I am now a 40year old proud mum of five. If you are wondering why so many, they are the reason I joined this forum. I graduated with a first class honours in English and Literature which I have taught for the past 17 years at an income of 240$ a month's, laughable amount, don't you think? Actually, I am considered lucky to be earning that much and my peers would consider me a candidate for an asylum if I quit a government job.
Last year during lock down, I had to stay with my family of 10(We adopted twins shortly after we got married). The rented quarters were cramped and we were constantly in each others faces. I had to go with some to the village where we have invested like 5800 in Agricultural land. It was then that I tasted working by choice. No rent, water bills, electrify bills(we harvest rain water and use solar lighting). Food was home grown and the kids had a blast playing in the farm and even participating in farm activities. There and then, I decided I would read on how to become a millionaire and retire to the village as early in life as possible.
After a series of books that would nauseate you people with their slow lane gospel, I landed on The Millionaire Fast lane, and what a landing! I have since read it three times and mention itto friends more than twice a day. I wanted to see how MJ looks and when I google him, I discovered Unscripted and read it in two days. My mind now is in a whirl wind of adjusting to the truth I now know.
Members, I am at cross roads. My hubby who is also a teacher and earning the same as I do wants to retire next year when he hits 45 and concentrate a 100% on Agriculture using his gratuity _around 5000$.He has my full support. As for me, retiring now would mean forfeiting gratuity (the big cash event) and, pension of like 114$monthly(passive income).
Now that my mind is Unscripted, I have lost faith in the education I impart and no longer take pleasure in telling students to study hard, get good grades and then a job(jobs in Uganda are as elusive as Bigfoot). What I wish I could do now is teach the youth the first lane dogma so that they grow up unscripted instead. But that would be a paradox of practice since I am now as poor as they come.
There fore, I am going to make some money first and then preach what I live. I already have a name for the organization -FLY_Financial Literacy for the Youth.
My hubby and I dream of a food empire-where we can raise goats, cows, poultry and rabbits. We are already growing bananas and coffee. With time, we plan to add value to our products and even involve outgrowers, but manufacturing needs capital!
I will feel truly alive the day I pay my kids' school fees in one instalment, have 1420$ as an emergency fund, contribute meaningfully to causes that give the youth entrepreneurial knowledge, walk into a car bond and pay cash for a 10000$car, fly for the first time, and most importantly, gift my mother 500$.
I hope for advice from those who have achieved their dreams and are living unscripted. Let the learning begin. M J, thank you for giving me hope.
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