About
Background
I’m 33 years old, healthcare professional. I had a passion to heal people from a very young age. However, healthcare is just like anything else, it’s a business. In business, there is also bureaucracy, so after nine years into the profession, I’m worn out. I’m willing to work part time, but I don’t think I can stand the hours, and the job itself full time. I still have a mortgage and about $55k left from $100k of student loan, in order to sustain the same lifestyle (I live minimally since graduation), I must made up the income from somewhere to allow me to pull back part-time.
What did I do to get there: I worked multiple jobs before – paid or non-paid. I did a wide variety of jobs, but most of them helps me grow. Some of the job helped me become a better public person.
Paid jobs:
- I worked at a plantation
- I worked as a salesman – sell food at farmer market
- I served food at a food court at a college. I worked a cashier at a gift shop.
- I went an work for grocery store and a couple of hospital.
- I taught at a college.
Volunteer jobs:
- Delivered mails, postcard and flowers to patients at a local hospital.
- Feed the homeless and clean up houses with Habitat of Humanity Organization.
- Worked as stand-up comedian at a nursing home.
- Teach the Big Brother and Big Sister Club (Kids need to learn to be big brother and big sister when their mom is pregnant with a little one)
- Did health screening at State Fair and other events.
- Gave tours and guidance to new college student
- Tutored math from HS to college
Goal
I want to diversify my investment as much as possible so I can ride out of inflation, deflation, depression, etc. Dividend stocks, income property, cd, bonds, land, p2p lending, etc. I’ll try to expand my horizon. I also want to invest in my health, my spiritual and family :P If you reach financial freedom and no one to share it with is pointless.
You are well on your way to financial freedom Vivianne!
I have no doubt you will reach your goal in 2 years. I’ll be following your progress on here. : )
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Thank you for your vote of confident. I sure hope so. I just added your website so I’ll see how’s your strategy pans out. So we can compare notes!! :P
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Hey Vivianne,
I love the concept you’ve got going here with the well rounded investor, especially with the relationships / health / mind / spirit balance. I try to take a very similar perspective when it comes to life and investing. Amazing that you are looking at becoming financially independent in only 2 more years! Look forward to seeing you achieve this!
Cheers,
Jason
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Thank you for your encouragement. If money is all that one has, one is very poor and lost. I try not to trade my health for money, then have to use money to pay for healthcare.
Giving is a part of life – whether it is to support family or stranger, I try to either giving in the form of money and time.
Family support is important. Studies found, people with active social life lives longer.
Mind, body, and spirit – whether one is with an organized religion or not, it really important that they have a spiritual leader for guidance. So, one can be steer away from greeds, and lusts. As for me, when I am lucky that my parents provided me with a strong faith, so when I was down and suffering, I have a religion to take refuge. Come back to myself, get a clear direction on who I want to be and how I life my life.
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