How Quitting Your Job Could Give You Ultimate Freedom
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Yep. One day at work my boss actually made me cry at work. That was my breaking point. I called in sick the next day, applied for and was immediately hired for a less pay and far less stressful job. I could do that because I had saved sufficient FU money. FU money is the freedom to make choices. No “thing” I could ever buy is worth more than the peace of mind my savings, aka FU money, allows.
@Wildflower222 I love that! FU money. That is perfect.
I built up my FU fund after my divorce. Took 10 years but it was worth every sacrifice to do the moonwalk out the door that last morning, no notice, just "adios, Pacos".
@@feoxorus 😂😂
SUPER important the FU money!! absolutely agree!.
there is nothing like the power to say F*@& NO, i'm not doing that (but you have to) no, if you want i can go, and you can hire someone else.
that moment when they (the boss) realize they don't have the power anymore, it is PRICELESS
worth the effort of putting aside the FU money.
lol my last job I did what I wanted and didnt care about getting fired. my co workers and boss were cool so I stayed for years then got fired when new GM came in but i was building my stock portfolio while working there and was actually a breath of fresh air retired at 38.
Beware of companies that say "We are family here" and beware of governments that says they are doing things "for your safety". It's all lies.
Yes! What is it about that “family” idea that always means we are incredibly toxic and micromanaging!
My current employer NEVER has said that and I have autonomy and respect from my coworkers and superiors, they let me do my job.
@@Arlene_witha_y where I work now, I have like five bosses all trying to tell me what to do. It is like the movie Office Space. I can barely get work done for having to answer boss questions and give stupid time estimates and other crap. The bosses also tell us to let them know if we have obstacles to our work and when we let them know about a problem, they don't know how to solve it and just want more time estimates. It's really, really dumb. The company might actually make money if they fired some managers and let their people actually do their job!
Correctomundo!
'We're like a family here - yep, it's that bad.'
About 30 years ago, Dolly Parton, the Patron Saint of Appalachia, was interviewed by the local Knoxville, TN newspaper. When asked why she thought she could make it in music, she said that, because she was rock-sucking poor, she had nothing to lose in trying.
Absolutely adore Dolly - my greatest role model.
Of course, she was Dolly Parton, so she had an amazing voice, an ebullient attitude, and a musical intuition, and like country music which was more welcoming of female artists than say, rock or jazz. So that gave her a few advantages.
And just look at her plastic, silicone self today!! You too can lose your soul for money!!
She also said that she always knew it was the music….business and she treated it that way. I’m a stand up comedian and it’s amazing how often people try to get out of paying you for the work you do.
I am retired now (a baby boomer). I have an advanced engineering degree and worked miserable jobs in toxic environments. Let me tell you guys what people like me are willing to pay for. We have money and houses we don’t want to have to move out of, but we need help in maintenance. If you can mow lawns, remove snow, prune bushes and trees, do light housekeeping (or heavy housekeeping and cleaning) - and if you are reliable and don’t waste time or your clients’ money - you can make an excellent living.
Such a helpful comment thank you 😊
I got laid off after 10 years working in a corporate job. Thank you to my ex-boss for cutting me cuz it gave me the opportunity to start my RUclips channel about 2 years ago. I have more personal freedom and much happier in life. After 2 years consistently working on my YT channel, it's gaining traction and starting to make money. Looking forward to 100K subs🎉
I have commented before but I live in Las Vegas. I worked in casinos most of my life until Covid and we all got laid off with no idea when we would come back or even get unemployment. Out of desperation I started cleaning houses for $25 an hour to survive. Well it’s almost 2024 and I own the only completely non toxic, eco friendly housekeeping company in the city, I have 5 employees, am licensed, bonded and insured and charge over $50 an hour per person. We have weekends and holidays off, I now work less than 20 hours a week and make triple what I did working for those big companies. I absolutely love what I do! I get to choose who I work with and who we work for.
This is exactly what I’m talking about! Congrats!
Oh that's hella amazing!
Nice!
Excellent!!
This is so inspiring - so proud of you for thinking on your feet and look at the outcome! I’d love to be able to do something like this for myself - I guess I just feel it’ll never take off or happen but you don’t know until you try I suppose!
I totally agree with you. I tried working for others and couldnt do it. I got tired of feeling like I was expendable. I hated going to a job I didnt like, and dealing with people I didnt like. I started a small business,and am much happier with less stress.
I was the kid knocking on doors with a lawnmower, shovel, whatever. Paper routes and fixing peoples computers.... man i used to hustle, wtf happend
You forgot to mention that in addition to being a musician, you are an excellent writer and idea communicator. Your no-nonsense delivery is pure gold. Thanks for the encouragement, and keep it up!
I would never quit my job. I work at a symphony orchestra and I LOVE IT, it's not just a dream come true but it's paid well enough so that I can live decently for the rest of my life (if the economy doesn't collapse lol). Yet you always make so much sense! I like how eloquently you talk, the way you carry yourself, basically anything you speak about is absolutely pleasant to listen to. We have absolutely different life paths, and even though I have a different perspective of many things in life, I like to listen to your perspective, it adds value to my thought process - if this makes sense hehe. Keep it up, dear Nicole!
Thank you 🙂
And congrats on doing what you love
@@AccordingtoNicole thanks! To you too! I love the hard work, honesty and soul you put into your videos, wish you the best!
(The economy is going to crash) - Agenda 2030 isn't just a theory
I've been a caregiver for 15 years,and before that, I worked in my kids' classroom for years. As much as I love my clients, I'm underpaid, and the physical part of the job has taken its toll on my body, as im 53 yrs old. Last year, I decided to start a small office cleaning business. I have managed to find a few clients without advertising. However, I do plan to verify my business on google after the holidays. I agree with everything you've said about being self employed. I now feel like I'm paid what I'm worth, plus I'm not stressing about paying bills. Thanks for the encouragement!! FYI, I would love to hear you play!!
Definitely do it! I own a housekeeping company and it’s more money than you even know
@@andreabellini6796 I'm hoping so! I'm new to all this stuff, so I'm taking it slow. I'll take any advice you wanna give! 😊
My side hustle is doing other peoples ironing! I have one client who usually give me up to six hours of ironing a time. I enjoy ironing and people pay me to do it. (I still have ‘actual’ job as well)
“You’ll never see the fruits of your labour unless you plant your own garden”. Very true words. This should be everybody’s motto.
But sometimes you dont ever see the fruits of your labor regardless. Stuff happens, something goes wrong, you could still fall short.
@@theintrovertedaspie9095 don't have such a defeated mentality. The same can happen working for someone else.
@@williamclark1244 I know, I'm just pointing out a harsh truth were better off accepting, thats all. Cant always get what you want in life.
The timing of this couldn't be better. I actually walked out of my job on Monday last week. It's not something I would usually do, but I just couldn't do it anymore. It was a toxic environment where I'd been through a lot, was overworked/underpaid, and the last straw for me was a coworker mistakenly sending a message where he called me a c*nt to our team group chat rather than directly to another coworker. I was gone 20 minutes later. All these grown men I worked with harbored resentment for me because I was moving up quicker than they were because I was actually a competent person... but anyway.
I have enough saved up to live off of my savings for at least a year and am going to be incredibly picky about where I go next. I may try the self-employment route for the first time in my life.
Better things will come. F them
Take it from a retiree who had several side businesses going while I worked a full-time job..... NEVER let your employer know you are doing that. They absolutely despise not having total control over you.
Between 16-22 you swapped between shitty jobs but you had a parental roof over your head, somewhere to sleep that night. This is one of the things that stops a lot of folks from working their own business. You seem to assume that a college education would have gotten you stuck in a cubicle 9-5 somewhere but that doesnt necessarily follow at all. You also seem to assume everyone is an urban dweller or perhaps doesnt have a family to support. Not everything can be about 'you'.
I was blessed and i know it. I DID know what i wanted to do: went to Uni, graduated and worked in the profession for 45 years.
I love your videos, and appreciate the matter of fact nature of your conversations.
One thing not touched on, perhaps because it’s potentially a different scenario in Canada, is health insurance coverage. The cost of heath care in the states is astronomical and employer-provided is the driving force why people in my sphere don’t follow your path.
Is this something you could address in a future video? I’d love to hear your take on it.
I’m grateful for what you do and look forward to hearing some of your music someday.
I used to live a very modest life and have in recent years fell for the "lifestyle goals" that western society has deemed ideal. Now my goal is to get back to where I was before-living simply and living MY way. Your videos have inspired me so much!
Nicole, love your channel. Could you tell us what industry you work in? Understand the concern for privacy and professionalism, but could you vaguely touch on what type of business you run? Thanks :)
This is what i did when i left my kitchen life in July 2021: no work/life balance amd stressed af with money saved up and no debt.
I took 3 months off looking for work (hard to get in the desperate "we need people" market) and took a short term job in retail at Autozone for a year worh the same BS as kitchen work, but less pay. I have now been working on a CNC machine this past year, and learned a fair amount about CAD/CAM software. I enjoy my job, have holidays and weekends off, and i want to learn more about it since it's a good skill and career path into being machinist.
In the meantime, i am still working on my music and getting more material ready for a solo release!
I quit my job in 1996 ...after i followed my talent ....starting drawing portraits and caricatures ....around Europe ....the only think i regret is that i never quit earlier ....f...ck the system
An idea: Give kids a bank of tests to gauge their interests and abilities as well as their preferred learning method and best time to learn. Then taylor schools to support to these different findings so that education helps kids become their BEST selves instead of ruining them!
I'm a teacher. We do that in middle school
Our education system is mostly meant to elevate the rich and/or talented kids, and turn the rest of them into obedient workers. Everything is working as designed IMO, therefore it is on us to educate ourselves correctly since I do not think the system will change anytime soon. Our leaders do not have our best interests at heart, it's just acting really.
Ca t have schools do that, if their funding keeps getting cut.
School voucher nonsense doesn't help neither
Nicole, you are unique, and the coolest! I absolutely admire you!
Interesting and motivating video. Thank you for sharing these experiences and insights. One of the best videos I've watched from you! 👌💯
Why would any tell people to just quit their job(s) when many of them need to be employed? Thing to suggest getting an income or condition changes might be more helpful because without money how is anything supposed to work. BTW this lady has a join button and so that begs the question if she is looking for tips on the sly since she never explained the real difference between a tip and her having a join button on her channel.
I was exactly you in high school (minus the sleeping and Cs--I got many Fs but enough Ds and Cs to graduate.)
Eventually, I went to college and graduated with a humanities degree. I also got a graduate degree. Both from a legit university--yes, there are 2nd chances.
I would argue that the greatest benefit from pursuing and completing my education is not how much more employable it made me or how much more earning power I have but rather how much more I enjoy living my life.
You know, studying humanities taught me a heck of a lot about the world and the history of humans in it. It also taught me to be skeptical and to analyze.
When I was failing my classes in high school and had no interest in going to college, I had zero understanding how a real education would change my life. It has made life exponentially more interesting.
I'm glad your choice is working for you. But it's not for everyone.
Hey! 75% is a solid B! 😂
I think there is a benefit to a formal education for some people beyond simply finding a job. Society seems to over-correct. For decades there was this narrative that every one should go to college. Now there’s this counter narrative that college is a waste of time and money for most. Eventually the counter narrative becomes the narrative and the biggest mistake is overlooked: there is no one size fits all in life. Personally I would like colleges to return to places where people there see the value of an education being more that simply utilitarian. Today the costs have gone up while the value has gone down because colleges have been reduced to job mills.
@@AngelaMastrodonato Absolutely. Learning for the sake of learning. You're right. Now it's transactional and utilitarian.
Innovative thinking helps us to continue to evolve and improve as a species and in our communities.
Formal Certificate studies without having to pay the money or time for a degree should be offered in more career fields and academia.
Never quit a job without a job to go to. Unemployed with no hope is far worse than a toxic work environment.
Amen.
Solid advice but I disagree with the last part of your statement. A toxic work environment will always take infinitely more than any stability it can provide and it's almost always unsustainable.
With unemployment you have nothing to lose and the freedom/motivation to jump into any job opportunity. Meanwhile at a toxic workplace securing an exit strategy is much more difficult and good luck if management finds out. I learned it's always best to get yourself fired so at least you have a chance at unemployment benefits vs. giving in to the pressure and quitting voluntarily.
Good point, that decision is rough and risky. But there are times when a job is so vile and mentally torturous you may be doing yourself a favor by getting out.
I quit a job without a job to go to and it was the best thing I ever did for my mental health. It sounds good to say that but it rarely works out that way if you're working in an American job you have no time to look for another job.
I agree, especially if that job isn't a hardship on your mental or physical health.
I’m jealous. Due to medical insurance costs I will always have to be salaried as I can’t afford to pay medical insurance costs. I’m happy for you.
same here, the medical insurance premiums paid by my company are almost as much as my (decent) salary.
I believe that Nicole lives in Canada...socialized medicine
@@ericirwin459why are 1 in 6 Canadians in debt because of health care then?
Many people miss the point about the courage it takes to walk your own path. Usually it's done without much support, if any at all. We surrender to the pressure of our environment eventually. It's not even close to rewarding or fulfilling. You are just fitting in. You offer astounding insights in real time. I have children about your age, some aspiring musicians too. They are taking a similar approach as you. It's great for me to see that there are people that really find what they are looking for. Love this video. As we said in my day,"Keep on keepin' on".
You speak such sense without lapsing into any political rhetoric. Your videos are really quite inspiring. Thank you.
She’s an Angel from the frugality heavens!!
Your channel is blowing up you had 20k subs not that long ago. Congrats! I'm turning my hobby flipping into a part-time business in 2024. It's worked out perfectly for me, I can work my own hours and the harder I work the more money I can make.
Rome wasn't built in a day. My dream is to open thai boxing gym
Nicole has interests and business sense, if you are like her then do quit your job and go and make your own living. I think that is much better than being in a job you hate/dislike. Unfortunately, most or many people do not really have interest, talent or passion in any area that is marketable and do not have an aptitude for business either so they cannot realistically go the self employed route.
You are smart , you avoided so much on the job toxicity. Freedom to live your own life! Oh and , lets get thrift flipping!! You have a great channel!!!
Self employment is exactly what she says. I painted houses for 29 years, alone. Made my own hours as it suited me. Clients always passed my number to others to the point that I never had to advertise. Once every 6 months or so I would spend half a day calling my previous clients to let them know I’m still available. From thst , I would stay employed for the entire year. People called at the right time. I could literally sit at home (before cell phones) and wait for those calls. Never asking for work, just saying yes and no thank you. I felt in control enough of it got bitched at , I’d charge at least an extra 2hours for that day. Gave myself a raise every year. Still at the end I was earning 35.00 an hour. Midrange for fully employed painter. No problem. I was free!!! That freedom is worth $$$
Going to college is worthless. Years ago people could do many things without a degree. I have always thought life was much more important than work. Good for you.
It depends what you want to do. Not going to be a doctor or engineer without college.
Going to college is most certainly not worthless. Without a degree you aren't going to get into any kind of law school, medical school, or even begin to get a foot in the door in other highly standardized and skilled fields. Even so-called "worthless" degrees are important. College degrees tell a lot to a potential employer- a degree says that this candidate can set goals, make a plan to reach those goals, and fulfill those goals in a set amount of time. Degrees say that this candidate has pursued a course of study and has retained knowledge in a particular field that has satisfied academic rigors and industry peers. Given certain benchmarks, this candidate can also pursue academic endeavor into other fields for our company as well, making them insanely valuable.
While a degree doesn't always guarantee you'll be wealthier, they offer much more value with the opportunities that accompany them. Don't get me wrong, trades like HVAC, plumbing, auto tech, etc. are important and folks who can successfully be self-employed are indeed driven and deserve what they get. Unfortunately, jobs like these have limitations that have nothing to do with the knowledge required. For example, an excellent auto mechanic can make a great living while they're young; however, as you age, you aren't going to be able to get under vehicles, physically manipulate tools, or perform other duties associated with the task at hand. Sure, there are exceptions, but not many. There aren't very many plumbers, carpenters, repairmen over the age of 60. Being self-employed providing services and goods offers plenty of independence and gratification, and I did that for years teaching Spanish and English via Skype all over the world. However, you have to be extremely disciplined to make this your sole source of income, and at specific times of the year, it is insufficient income, and you usually have to find other work. You are also at the mercy of an over-saturated labor market because there are always other competitors out there who can cut costs from under you any given time and virtually steal your business. RUclips content creators are in this category; while it's great to make a living making videos and bank off of ad revenue, there are no barriers to entry for this market and soon everybody is a content creator, which makes the product less and less valuable. Those that make a full living off of production of RUclips vids are few and far between.
Contrarily, those with college degrees enjoy flexibility to move around different industries and are in a much better position to negotiate salaries and other benefits. They are usually offered much more anonymity in the workspace. Work is usually contracted so there is little to no fear of losing your job at the whim of an employer- if you over budgeted and hired me on for a year but realize that the company isn't making enough - in the words of Henry Hill in Goodfellas- "Fuck you, pay me." Even if one only has a bachelor's degree, not everyone does, which gives a candidate an immediate advantage over someone who might even have the same skill set. A degree holder generally thinks critically, researches data and interprets it in order to benefit a company monetarily, which justifies higher salaries. A degree holder typically doesn't worry about his or her position being threatened by an employer hiring someone off the street to do the work, since the work a degree holder does is usually high-skilled. Nor does a degree holder usually have a labor-intensive position that wears out their body and limits their shelf life in the workforce.
This is just my opinion, of course! But in my case, a degree doesn’t hurt self-employment, it only makes it more lucrative. I agree with you that life is more important than work; but high-quality work that you can do for a much longer period of time that you are alive can allow you to live life much more to the fullest. With that being said, going to college is far from being worthless.
All good points to consider.
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I was a manager for an inn for the past year. I had 5 years BEFORE that as a housekeeper. Small, family owned, "we treat our people like family", but yet when I made it my post Covid mission to negotiate our way to accrued sick time for staff who were long term employees, I was unceremoniously booted out. They didn't mind that I could collect unemployment because I had been a spectacular employee AND the owner, the big guy, has simply moved me back to freelance work at a bed and breakfast which has some positives and will equal the same money. All that said I barely made 20,000 last year and that's NOT my only job. I'm a music director as well and have multiple private homes. Across the country in California, folks get up to 50 an hour for what I do, but not in nowhere, MS.
I'm really curious about what your main business/ job is....I understand why you can't say too much, but could you say what kind of area you work in? 🤔
New to your channel. Excellent content and wisdom beyond your years. I needed to hear this today! Keep on!
Love the encouragement from this video! I’ve monetized my hand embroidery art & am working at increasing my income. I started with an Etsy shop in 2019 for fun, but in the past two yrs took it a bit more seriously and since then have been making about $300+ CAD each month. In the new yr I’m hoping to go down from 5 days a week to 4 days a week if my boss will allow so I can have more time to work away at and invest in my own business/ RUclips channel so that someday I can be self employed :) I’m not after big income, just enough to keep me home & enjoy a lifestyle I’m in control of :) & I totally agree that building up a business is a slow and steady endurance trek that takes time & yrs of hard work, but will one day pay off! Thanks for sharing Nicole!
The only reason I never followed this advice is because I don't know enough civics to properly liberate myself; also bills are fast and my learning is slow. It doesn't do any good to make your own Big Break if you don't do the paperwork or declare your income right or know the legal language to protect yourself from those who use the law as a weapon. That's a lot of research, which requires lots of time...and the bills never sleep.
Got laid off in 1991, started a business because was no market locally for my engineering specialty. We starved for a few years, was really tight to get bills paid. Slowly the business began to pay the bills. But it kept growing. Now I earn all I need (as I am kind of frugal) and more, have land and equipment paid for that I can sell for retirement money. I have gathered a small but reliable crew, and if we get tired of this sort of work, could turn our efforts and equipment to a different activity. I miss some things about working for a big company, but not enough to go back to it.
I tried to be self employed before, had some gigs on Fiver once and I also was a content creator on YT for a while too, just didn't quite figure out the niche in the market that could work well, hopefully another idea will come soon.
I don't have anything but i have a daughter who created a business making rosaries and other art stuff, my shy child who couldn't look people in the face years ago is selling rosaries that she makes so beautifully and with reserch and the passion that one should have for making rosaries. She has them in a store in a big city that she sells them from. Plus she has some of her art in a different store in a different town that she sells her stuff from. All on commission of course so she is the epitome of a starving artist, but she does have a job that pays minimum wage. She just wants to sell it to people that find beauty in all her stuff I'm so proud of her.
Thats a nice niche.
My god this is exactly what I did… I always did only minimum effort through education. No homework, no caring just doing enough to get through. I have no regrets though.
Good video. In this super crappy economy, NEVER quit your job unless you have money in the bank and have a plan. Remember, you will need health insurance also. ALWAYS make a plan first.
She lives in Canada so health insurance is not a concern. If the United States had universal healthcare we would probably see a lot of people quitting their jobs and that’s probably why we don’t have it. I would bet the lobbyists come out of the woodwork any time universal healthcare is even discussed. .
Be a musician girl! Go live in a van and do your thing. 🎉 Life is too short to be miserable.
Hey Nicole, this is great food for thought. I am right in the middle of figuring out career #3, having been a freelance writer and designer. I'm applying for jobs and feel strongly about wanting a traditional work environment. But only because I did all of my wish list first. Now I want to be part of a team doing larger things than I did on my own. ALSO...about music. My daughter is currently applying to colleges to study music performance. We are all for it! We know it is a tricky job choice, but our daughter is making smart choices about where the colleges are located and access to the industry, etc. It seems like there are so many interesting programs for music performers, composers, and the music recording/marketing business. She just recorded and released an EP on her own (i.e., using an inexpensive online distribution service). The project was deeply meaningful to her. Why am I telling you this? Well, you strike me as a person of such great intelligence and wisdom and heart and soul, I bet you would be a great musician, and there are just so many ways to do it now besides "getting signed" or whatever. Could you do music AND your current business?
no one teach us anything about money from the system
Yep! I 100% agree with you. Doing this was so much better for my mental and emotional health. Especially having to deal with such toxic behaviour from various work colleagues. Daily victimization, harassment finally took it's toll on me.
Just FYI I’m seeing 15k views and only 8 likes so if something is a bit weird on your YT studio analytics give it a bit
You should have stressed one should not quit their job until they have another job. One is far more likely to get a new job if one is already employed. And if one is unemployed (not having a "real job") for a long period of time, one becomes very undesirable in the eyes of an employer, regardless of one's education and experience.
Your video couldn't be more timely. I've been in this on and off contemplation of leaving the corporate world for 4 years now, and in the past few days, I think I'm ready to take the risk. I just need to stay a few more months. I wish I could just leave now, but I want to save 6 months worth of my cost of living. Just like you, I'm also in Toronto, and cost of living is really high. I want to focus on my youtube channel, I think I'll be happier and less stressed there because I won't be working for anyone else but myself.
you said all the things i needed to hear in this video 👏 thank you ❤
Thank you for this video, i'm taking it as inspiration to laser focus on my goals
I quit my job and then couldn't find one for like 7 months😂😂😂 never doing that again without a plan.
Lol.. I quit my toxic job about 10 days ago. But my vehicle is close to being paid off...and I have 24k in savings and 5k emergency fund. I am slowly looking for another job.
I would agree but if you enjoy your job, which gives you freedom, flexibility and works within your lifestyle then why not stay? I am a 48 yr old, have worked jobs that are high pay and high stress (tech) and jobs that are less pay but flexible, remote, less stress and was able to work around my kids schedule during their younger years. I am a big believer in university, data in USA show you do make more. You do have to dig a little to find the right fit. All jobs are not high stress, low pay, long hours. Thanks for sharing.
But exactly that's what Nicole said: if your job is something that you like and it 'treats you well' also in the financial sense, don't leave. She says she doesn't wanna repair something what isn't broken (uses the exact same words). It's just sad that the long working hours under stress but getting too little money is a tendency which is becoming more and more "trendy".
I love your work, Nicole
I love your success and your simplicity in life! I can't wait until you tell us how you became a millionaire.
O agree with everything you said. Im 53 years old and i spin custom yarn for a living. Usually from people's pet fur. I make no apology for being expensive. Its a tough spin, factories won't touch pet fur and most importantly, I've never known anyone who has regreted the investment. Even if you don't knit, its awesome to have yarn made from your pets fur.
Don't be a slave to debt it will keep you down live below your means
If U can; go run your own business. Some personality types should be self-employed. I actually did some research on this; according to a lot of these business publications in the US in about 5 more years 50% of ppl. will be self-employed. Ppl. in US woke up to Corporate America & their greed a long time ago. Very insightful video.
Your videos are always a blessing to watch, I find myself re-watching them to keep myself focused on saving and living mindfully.
Making $50 an hour would be great, but it's nearly impossible not to have "dead" time between "billable" or "earning" time. One cannot assume working 8 hours a day for 5 days a week would yield $100,000 a year. BUT, if you could make $50,000 to $60,000 a year and be happy, it would be worth it.
I don't understand the college hate, I liked my undergraduate and graduate work, it's helped me leaps and bounds in my career. College shows you can complete a very difficult task and makes you more valuable to an employer, you see a lot folks urging you to not get an education and they are wrong, education is fantastic and a privilege. You can do your own work bur get an education, it's a fallacy that formal education doesn't pay off.
I have to say your energy is epic ! ! ! I am watching this as an older Gen X dude that has two kids approaching college years. All I think about is their future. Your points are clear. How you break it down is spot on. There are other ways . . . Never follow . . . I will make share to this vid with my oldest.
Business I’d like to do myself: write a blog. I have the niche picked out. About 200 ideas written down for blog posts. At one point I had a website started but I’m not very technically educated and couldn’t figure out how to get it like I wanted it, and couldn’t figure out who to turn to to help me out. Then life got really busy and it all took a backseat. Yeah, lack of self confidence and I chickened out. I get scared and discouraged too easily.
ChatGTP is good to ask technical questions re blogging. You need the $20 pm version to be able to upload files to it though the free version should be useful. Dont forget Google Bard and Microsoft's Bing. Seems you may've been getting bogged down in detail - the thing to remember is to help your readers - if its useful content it doesn't really matter what it looks like and 200 ideas would be a fantastic start. You can get AI to help you write too - just remember to guide it rather than try to get it to do it all.
If you work for a company, here's 3 things that control your fate... 1) There's a limit to how much THEY will let you earn, 2) No matter how talented you are and how much you work, you'll only get as far in that company as they'll allow you get, 3) You're expendable. If you work for yourself, you will eliminate the afore-mentioned scenarios. I went to a 4 year state-run Tech high school(cost for 4 years... $40). Graduated in 1976, no college. Got my first job in my trade (Drafting/Design) in 1978 and I've been a product and machine design engineer for 45 years making 6 figures. Of course, only IF you're talented and give a shit about your work, you can do the same. When you work for yourself, you have the best boss in the world.
There was a girl back in high school that sat in front of me in Government Class that would get in trouble because I was falling asleep. What insanity.
I actually earned 5 college degrees: AA, BA, MD, MS, MPA. I am also a U.S. Army combat veteran and retiree😊!! Most people I meet think I’m a dummy because I swear like a sailor despite the fact I am U.S. Army retired. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't judge your ability in college based how you did in high school.
Jobs are for suckers, just about anything else anybody can come up with is a better choice for someone's life!
Hey Nicole, new subscriber and digging your content!
A way to diversify the channel and increase your subscribers as a music lover, is to do reaction videos of new music/artists.
An artist I have been mesmerized with for a year and a half now is Ren, and he has a trilogy of tracks called Money Game that are in line with your content and extremely on point especially Money Game part 2 (Official Lyric Video) which is what I would suggest you start with.
He has a huge online following (known as RENegades) as he is an independent artist and his talent is amazing playing multiple instruments and vocally diverse and his catalogue is equally diverse.
As he is an independent artist he sees the reaction community as a promotion source and will waive copyright if you get a strike.
I think you have a certain “je ne sais quoi” that would be cool for you and your subscribers to experience.
I've been publishing kdps on amazon, trying affiliate marketing on Pinterest, started a youtube channel. Unfortunately it seems like no matter how much effort I put on things not a lot comes back in return. It feels impossible to get out of this rat race.
I pass by people with total freedom everyday on my way to work. They live at the bus stops and overpasses. They seem very unhappy.
You could have went to college for music and got a job doing that while pursuing your musical passion. But the fact that you weren't even willing to sacrifice 15 minutes of sleep for your own education and benefit says a lot.
I work with young people who are just starting out in life and for many where we work is their first job and they are currently making about 1400 a week. In four years (assuming no inflation. We get inflation raises) they will be making 2300 a week and above.
Maybe there's nothing wrong with the system or capitalism. Maybe there's something wrong with the choices people make.
I work 9am - 3pm as an AAT accountant. In my spare time I’m a hobby artist. I like to use many different mediums and creat different works. I’m currently noting down my hours (how long it takes me) as I’m working on a pet portrait plus video recording so I can put up on my Instagram - I like to do these portraits in pastels. I already have my business cards and a bulldog portrait finished and properly framed plus a pet hotel (a fancy kennels) to advertise my self. I just need to teach myself the curly fur then I’m going for it. This year I did a large cat portrait commission, the person was so happy with it she almost, almost cried. I also buy and sell bikes for profit.
John Taylor Gatto. Named teacher of the year twice in New York State.
Weapons of mass instruction. Must be watched here on YT.
The Amish only allow their kids to finish 8th grade.
I live in a country (Finland), where high education is poor guarantee for saving you from poverty, so it is a huge gamble. I pretty much earned the money back that I put to education, just like my parents, who planted one potato and grew one new potato. Thank dog I studied economics and quit.
Hubby and I are strong proponents of education so we are encouraging our kids to attend college. I noticed after high school that a lot of those I went to high school with who didn’t pursue college were sorta just drifting to wherever life took them w no real purpose, but there’s always exceptions. Do what works! That said, I hate the rat race and after what I’ve been through in the workplace over the last 5 years, I’m about to give in and start my own business as well (as much as I’ve resisted it lol) My biggest concern is having inconsistent income. That level of instability doesn’t work well for my personality lol
Pay attention to equity audits happening in the workplace - they audit you on how diverse your company is - so white people born in canada have a harder time securing a job. Don't believe me look at front line employees at a bank or box stores
In America it’s not so easy if your job gives you health insurance:(
Exactly what I was thinking. Looked into this extensively. Cost of insurance is in the range 400-800 for 2 adults with Obamacare…😢
What kind of work do you do in your day job though? I’m just genuinely curious about what type of business you had success with if you have clients. I thought you flipped items for profit and did RUclips for money but you do something else that involves clients too?
I feel I'm looking in a mirror, although I'm a guy Iv been their. School for me was a waste of time. The big family bullshit, what a laugh. I liked mechanics.
Since I discovered this channel I managed to fix a problem on my computer and mentally I feel so much better. I asked for and got more money on two of my side hustles. Thanks Nicole
I remember old Continental Airlines was employee-owned, and a delight to fly. Then they sold out to the highest bidder and now as part of United Airlines, they well and truly suck.
The amount you earn is subject to the value of skills you have to offer, not how well you do a job, anyone else can do.
Most importantly, your job is to get a better job, the fastest promotion is diagonal movement.
Second to that, is to find a job will less stress.
As a minimalist, you'll eventually get to a point where you earn much more than you spend.
Since last year I decided I would quit any job that didn't give me any satisfaction other than earning money. I accept the fact that I need to work, but if I don't feel fulfilled then what's the point?
My only concern with people doing entrepreneurship, particularly content creation, is that those revenue streams may dry up in a few years when customers or viewers move on to other vendors. There is the potential to make good money, but there's also the potential to end up with nothing and few marketable skills after spending years of one's life building those businesses, whereas putting years of one's life into a certain career field can help one gain valuable skills in a given area. Obviously, there are risks and opportunity costs to everything we do, but we don't want to just make money now. We want to be able to make good money for a long time.
Shout out to Henry this little ginger kid 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Too bad that your family didn’t support you in your musical aspirations. But wondering why not go to college to study music?
Still working a full-time job, but have had a side hustle for 10 years that has allowed me to do other things like collect comics, help pay bills and buy liquor, heh.Thanks for the great videos! Very helpful - I may continue with other sidehacks. Cheers!
One thing everyone forgets bout the job market today vs before. Women entering the market increased the number of workers by double. This is why wages went down
I work several side hustles and I make more money per hour on them than the regular work. The side hustles I got myself pay soooo much better. They allowed me to go on a 3 week road trip in cheap countries albeit staying in a tent, but I made the tent super comfortable and I actually sleep better in a campsite than in my own home
What advice should I be giving my 14 year old son about his future/education wise?
I’m not a parent or a teacher so I don’t want to overstep. But I’d say a skilled trade. Journeymen plumbers/electricians/hvac guys etc make 6 figures once they’re licensed. They get paid during the duration of their apprenticeship and don’t need any student loans.
Then he can either get a good union job or go freelance and charge $200 per service call.
Just making a comment about your eye. I've noticed it drooping in a few of your videos now. It could be an auto immune issue. You mentioned always being tired and wanting to sleep too. I had the same symptons happen to me, it turned out to be myasthenia gravis. Maybe look into this. Thanks for your channel. It's really good.
I’m not always tired. I just love sleeping lol
I sustained an eye injury during birth. So when I am tired, my left eye lid droops. 🤷🏼♀️
All those Einstein 'folksy grandpa' sayings are not Einstein sayings.
Another non-Einstein-er - the fish one.
I attended a party a couple of years ago and encountered people who were in well paid jobs which were so toxic they were taking depression medication and sick leave. I earned a lot less at the time but I was much happier.
Unfortunately now that more and more people are working this out we apparently have an employment crisis. I don't know what the figures are like where you are, but here in the UK it seems that suddenly people don't want to work crappy underpaid office jobs or toss chips for McDonalds 5 days a week. Good on them. Except for those who then need the services and the retailers who need those people to run those businesses. I guess there's going to be a bottle neck eventually of crappy jobs available vs people who would rather be self employed and not earn enough (potentially). I will watch with interest!
It's the same here in the U.S. People are fed up with the crappy, under paid, toxic work environments.
My guess is you clean houses or some kind of home service like that. Happy for ya, keep grinding.
what's going on with your eye. I hate working in this system this day and age, to many rules and regulations put me off, self employed is the way to go and having a you tube channel
Just a sinus cold. All better now.
I can really resonate with what you say, I’ve been watching your videos for a couple weeks now and I got to say me and you really think alike. I also was always late for class because I wanted to sleep more, not a morning person, I did go to college, but I left my job and worked odd jobs for a while, I’m very frugal, have a big savings account etc. Life for me is always about how you can get the best quality out of it, and having some crappy job that keeps pulling your strings is not one of the ways to have quality in your life, for me at least. I also worked many of those kind of toxic jobs. Also have had a lot of experiences like you have from them. I’m a big fan of what you do, feel very blessed that I found your channel, you’re a big inspiration. I’m younger than you are but when I’m your age I hope to be where you are in life with owning a house and my business booming. Keep doing what you do. Also, not blowing smoke up your rear end, but I wish more women could be like you 😊😊😊