So, I took a giant leap of faith a couple of days ago. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve taken a free webinar only to be bombarded with the whole “buy my class” sales pitch. Usually I don’t go for it because I don’t believe that everyone has the gift of teaching (or the calling) that they think they do. However, back in October of last year I made a commitment to myself to get my act together after I took a serious hit to my finances when I left my full time job with no back. Well friends, I did the exact same thing this year and took an even bigger financial hit. I still feel the same way I felt around this time last year; I do not regret my decision. Last year I was suffering from burn out; this year I was dealing with severe anxiety regarding my pregnancy and what I was seeing on the labor and delivery unit I was working on.
If it was not for my family, I would not have a house to live in or food or electricity or gas or anything really. My family came through for me in ways that I can never fully repay them for, but I’m so grateful. In an effort to never let myself get to this point financially again, I decided that I wanted and needed to do something different. I follow a lot of finance peeps on Instagram: @shewolfeofwallstreet, @delyannethemoneycoach, @betterwallet, @female.in.finance, @leothedebtslayer and many more. I honestly don’t remember how I came upon Britt & Laurie-Ann and the Dow Janes; I don’t remember if i follow them on instagram or if I clicked on a link or what but nevertheless, I found them. I took advantage of their Black Friday sale and purchased their Million Dollar Year course. I’m often seeing people say that we have to be willing to invest in ourselves and take the necessary steps to achieve our goals, and so that’s what I did.
Usually I wouldn’t do it because it costs too much, but this time I decided to bite the bullet and do this for myself because I need to learn. I would not consider myself to be financially literate. I know enough to get by, but clearly I don’t know enough to stop myself from living paycheck to paycheck. I’ve always wanted to take the next step and attempt to fix my financial situation, but I just never did. I would always get by, and I was okay with that. After having my son, I realized that I don’t want to just get by. I want to learn to build wealth and leave my son with the knowledge and the skills to do the same thing. I started the course on Black Friday and I have access for the next 52 weeks.
During one portion of the course you are tasked with finding an accountability buddy, and in true introverted fashion – I don’t want to be committed to checking in on someone every day or week. I just don’t want to. But I do enjoy writing and updating this site, so I think I will use this as my accountability. I’ll keep you guys updated on the process and my progress, and who knows – maybe one of you will decide to join MDY too. I’m pretty excited about it. I know that I have a lot to learn, and I know that I’m only going to get out of it what I put into it so I’m looking forward to jumping in there and getting started. I’ll check back in next week.
Xoxo
Ash, RN