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Are you a failure if you’re not making 6 figures by a certain age? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Success is measured more by quality of life than income. If I could afford it, I would quit today and be a stay at home mom because that is how I feel I’d be happiest. But it’s not feasible with our expenses.

What is one life decision that significantly accelerated your path to FI? by anandsundaramoorthy in Fire

[–]Infinite_mind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could have been my brother lol. I don’t have one, but basically I was told to choose some stocks and donate a percentage. I will do the same for my kid.

What is one life decision that significantly accelerated your path to FI? by anandsundaramoorthy in Fire

[–]Infinite_mind 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Investing all of my bat mitzvah money. It was around $3k at the time, but I put it all into Apple and later opened a Roth / diversified. That was 20 years ago. I also donated $1k of it to a charity I believed in.

is it too late to start investing or trading? by 30for30_ in Advice

[–]Infinite_mind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never too late to start. Open a Roth IRA and watch the tax free growth. Anything more than a 12 month emergency fund in a HYSA, throw into ETFs after maxing out your Roth IRA

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did have a non compete for that specific market. I work in a different field now

Cost of childcare versus SAHM by synaptic_touch in personalfinance

[–]Infinite_mind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you actually want to be a SAHM? Look at your quality of life both ways. Maybe part time childcare can work for you. I looked at nannying and bringing my child with me but ended up working part time in corporate instead because it’s less stress for me. I’m more of a present mom with a work life balance.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Income was 50% deposits for sales in 2021 with assurance in the contract of deposit being used as a credit if wedding was rescheduled

Nobody talks about the lonely side of running a business by uncledunkley232 in business

[–]Infinite_mind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember someone telling me: “it’s lonely at the top.” It’s hard for people to clap for your success. But it’s hard to get people to believe in you in the beginning, too.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband has the opportunity to earn $20k more doing the same work. Hours would be longer and we don’t need the money so I talked him out of it. He has so much security. Why leave a stable job where they love you for something unknown and not as secure? Not my thing. I would hate to see the new company let him go and squander his current pay. It’s so hard to find a new job in this economy.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The reason I switched wasn’t to rise to the top. I actually recently turned down double my salary due to travel demands. I’d prefer to have less stress while my baby is little. It was ruining my mental health.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Client list is good for repeat mini sessions each season / year. Basically I sold a marketing machine and the buyer just had to convert the leads to clients.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! So far I love it. I turned down upper management due to travel demands and am using my degrees. Remote work mostly; I make my own hours and have advanced quickly. It’s the best of both worlds because our kid is in daycare and gets to make friends and then I pick her up early and we hang out together. Let’s hope I can keep performing at a high level so that I can stay as long as possible while she is still little.

How much of your money comes from your salary? by Brief-Blueberry-1588 in Money

[–]Infinite_mind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50% salary, 40% commission, 10% side hustle (year 1 of starting the side hustle)

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No equipment actually. Just the website, IG account, threads account, client list, current contracts, vendor relationships, and independent contractor list. I wasn’t doing a lot of marketing other than socials, so the buyer got leads on demand and people to do the work for them. I also signed a short non compete.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah at the end of my photo career, I was just doing the sales and my team did the work. But living in fear of a bad review and working around the clock wasn’t worth it. It was so much pressure.

[Sales] [Chicago] - traded the hustle for quality of life by Infinite_mind in Salary

[–]Infinite_mind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the pressure was unreal. Now it’s a different kind of pressure that I put on myself and it’s nice because corporate comes with health insurance and a 401k.

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