RE: Prologue to my "Side Hustling" series - The Money Stool
It's definitely a working theory for the time being, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if someone found more legs! That being said, I'd say the 3 you proposed all fall under hardworking.
Honestly I didn't like that I used smart as one of the legs, but I really couldn't think of a easier way to succinctly describe what I wanted. I mean I guess technically having a naturally high IQ could fall under the lucky umbrella. Maybe the word expertise would work? That would likely require hard work though...
I love what you have to say about corporate life. I have never been brave enough to try and become a freelancer though. I have some valuable skills, but it's not easy to leave my 95k a year comfy job to try and branch out on my own. Bills suck :(
Thanks for your insightful comment! I will have to read some of your posts when I have the time.
I was making $129200/yr when I left corporate life. I've not come close to that since I became a freelancer but know people who have and do regularly. For me I was dying, probably literally as I was so sick when I left work, and I wouldn't go back ever. I look forward to making that kind of money and more someday but being able to be home with my family is something I won't trade for it.
If my job had been comfy I might have stayed though, but it was a nightmare. Good luck to you here. Perhaps this will help with those sucky bills and you can be free!
Wow! Yes I agree that the freedom would be worth far more than the money for me as well. I mean that it's cozy in the sense that it pays the bills easily and definitively. If I can ever make even half of that working from home, I believe I would probably go for it. I'm a long way from there, considering I'm only making about 10 cents a post haha