This may not seem like a huge accomplishment to some, but 2 years ago I couldn't have imagined I would be debt free with savings.
2 years ago I was struggling to get by. Maxed credit card, overwhelming student debt, a landscaping job that I had hit the ceiling at $18/hour, and no marketable skills that would get me a better job. Life kind of sucked. I was depressed and I never found the motivation to cook, and eating out all the time just kept the cycle of debt going. It was almost easier back then to convince myself to buy a meal because what's another drop in the debt bucket? My perspective has completely changed now. I started viewing my job and current life situation as a prison that I had to escape from, which mentally it was. I decided to start looking for my own landscaping jobs that I would do after work or on weekends. Some of my customers would ask about gutter cleaning, window cleaning and pressure washing. Didn't want to give business away so I added those services to my budding company. I worked my 50 hour a week job, and did my own work after hours for a year. At the time, I was swept up in the extra money I was making, and the boost to my confidence that being semi self employed brought me. Looking back on that year...it was fucking terrible haha I have never worked so hard in my life, but I got through it. The first year went well, but I was still depending on my day job to get by. Decided to take the leap, quit the day job and the last year I've been 100% self employed. Worked my ass to the bone for the whole year, kind of burnt myself out a bit, but I payed off $15,000 worth of tools and $20,000 student and credit card debt within the two years. The end of the second year is coming up and not only am I debt free now, but I've managed to save $12,000 as well. I would never have imagined this possible 2 years ago. Next year I plan on hiring an employee to help me, and maybe another 1 or 2 the next year. The possibility of bringing in some real money is on the horizon and it excites the hell out of me.
Submitted November 08, 2018 at 02:04AM by Nebula_Nine https://ift.tt/2RGzGtQ
