Become Financially Independent

I’ve put learning Camtasia Studio aside because I don’t feel like investing $200 in the software right now.

I’ve spent the last 12 days teaching myself HTML and CSS. I’m building my first website to sign up for affiliate marketing programmes. Hopefully I’ll have a sale before the end of the year!

I grew up poor and have realized how limiting it is. Being rich in spirit and material means one has all the more opportunity to share, give back, and be a great healthy example :) Doing so with my own merit, talent, and skill is a challenge I’m totally willing to undertake.

I just moved to a new city and am also going to school full time. I am living off of savings that I thought would go towards other things further down the line. I know my number one priority right now is to get a job so I can slow my overall spending. I don’t mind having to use my savings for rent and tuition but I refuse to use them for “fun” like going out to eat, going to movies, buying clothes. This means my boyfriend often feels obligated to pay for me if we want to go out. This is tied to my number one goal of “get a job.” Hopefully I will find a part time job to help pay my expenses and I won’t be completely out of money buy the time I graduate.
I am nervous about time management. I have done the work and school thing before and it was really stressful. I am older now though and don’t need as much time to party :). I think I am also having a hard time getting a job because it is so EASY just to live off of savings although it is worse in the long run. It sounds funny, but if I knew I was going to be broke tomorrow, I would have no problem getting a job. It really is just a discipline issue.
I also haven’t had a full time job in about a year, so I feel out of the loop and worry what employers will think.
Anyways, no more excuses, I am ready to do this.

So… Since I’m getting into the bass guitar performing arts study program, which is in another city, I’m going to need a new place. Luckily, the current economical tragedy in my country is kind of beneficial at this point – it won’t be expensive, even if it will be close to my university.

Then I’d just get a part-time job and I think everything would be fine. The study program would let me practice enough to allow myself to spend the evenings working or something…

So all of my credit cards are paid off. Thank you dear husband. BUT starting in Jan. I have a new bill – school loan. That is big and will make a difference- but my spending is way down. So hopefully 2010 will be the year. That is the plan anyway.

i’m putting myself through college while living through my dad. I want to get married but not have to depend on a man for money, i want to do things myself.

When I made the goal to become financially independent, I meant that I wanted to be paying for everything myself, instead of my parents.

My mom told me that if I needed anything, I could just ask her. However, the hospital trip to the city opened my eyes.

It was for an emergency, but we still went to the mall to watch a movie. When we were there my parents were arguing about money. I realized I absolutely don’t want to be like them. It’s a terrible place to be.

I know what I want and am not afraid to ask because I’d rather be happy than unhappy with the things I don’t really want. That being said, it’s time to fly from under their wing!

I’m going to be happy taking care of myself

...with the other goal: “Stick to a Budget.” ;)

While in college, I’ve decreased my savings quite a bit, but I don’t have any outstanding debts. I will be starting some student loans in the future though, which will be a collaborative effort.

Through continual working, managing a budget, and saving more, I look at this as being feasible in the near future. Aiming towards completely financially independent by then end of next year (Dec 2010).

I’m getting closer… I applied for and got a job in the english department here on campus! It’s so satisfying to see the bimonthly paychecks!! I’m still on my family’s insurance, and they still pay my phone bill, but that’s it.

I was a High School History teacher but I wanted to be at home when my children got home from school. In January 2009 I started freelancing online and I’ve done a few jobs so far. My ultimate goal is to earn a full-time income via the Internet. I’ve just started building my first website (I’m doing it myself because I believe experience is the best teacher)! I know that achieving this goal will require LOTS OF WORK on my part (no get-rich-quick plans here!).
There’s a lot I need to learn so I’ve started staying up until 2am once every 3 nights. I’m learning new things during this time. My progress so far:

1. I’ve taught myself to build a database using FileMaker Pro
2. I’ve re-learned some of the HTML I knew at University
3. I’ve learned to create a Squidoo lens (check out my 1st lens on speak like american

My next project is to teach myself Camtasia Studio.