Sharing a comment from Solace, an ASSI guest blogger. It has been a while since he wrote and this piece is a heartfelt one.
Solace says:
In trying to navigate through personal finance, I have learnt not to set conventional limitations on myself.
When I first started out, I thought I should only work from 8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. No work for me on public holidays and on weekends.
Such thinking limits options to increase our income.
I know people who monetise their free time on weekend and public holidays to give tuition. Others work as relief taxi drivers on weekends.
I have 2 friends who are passionate about sports and music, respectively. Both hold full time jobs in the corporate world. One transforms himself into a swimming instructor during weekends and evenings while the other teaches music on his off days.
My industry and skillsets have allowed me to change from working regular ......