I’ve been contempating the financial planner route as well. I …

Reinvent Yourself Every 15 Years
I am pleased to hear that you could relate to the post. I am a big believer in living with a purpose and not just settling for what comes your way.

Thanks for your comment.

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Reinvent Yourself Every 15 Years
You could be right. I actually think 15 years may be a little too long for most people.

For the first 11 years of my career, I worked for three different multi-billion dollar corporations in four different finance roles. At that point, I was ready to try something different and jumped ship to start my own business. But before it got off the ground, I accepted another corporate position, running a business unit at a much smaller company.

Now that I’ve been blogging for about 6 months, I must admit, it can be pretty addictive. Hopefully, I can keep at it for another 9 1/2 years!

Thanks for the comment.

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Reinvent Yourself Every 15 Years
I think many people get into a corporate career because it’s the next logical step. For me, corporate recruiters came to my business school and made it easy to go that route. The problem is after a while, you start to ask if there are other ways to accomplish your goals.

It’s great to hear when people can find something else as your husband did.

Thanks for sharing.

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Buying a Business Requires Life Changes
Thanks for commenting and the compliment, Mr. Prairie FIRE.

In my experience with small business owners, most are welcome to hearing purchase proposals so long as they are legitimate. But while they are open to hearing what you have to say, they are also hesitant to admit they would consider selling if they think word could get out to their employees, customers, vendors, or others.

One approach is to begin building a relationship with the owner. Start using the company on a regular basis. Strike up a conversation with the owner. Ask questions about the business. How did they get started? How long have they been in business? What are some of the challenges they face – getting customers, keeping staff, etc?

This approach may not yield immediate results, but in relatively short time, you should be able to introduce the idea of a sale and get a feel for whether the owner is interested. And even if they’re not interested at the moment, they may be in the near future.

Thanks again for commenting and please let me know how it goes.

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Creating a Better Life By Spending Less Not Earning More
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, ZJ.

It has taken me 20 years to get to that point where I only take on the business that I choose. In additon to getting to a financial place where I can be selective, I’ve spent a large portion of that time figuring out what it is I want to do and what type of client I want to work with.

I wish you the best in your journey.

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Confidence Can Be Learned
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Sam. I always love your perspective and your words tend to get me thinking.

I haven’t been away from the corporate world quite as long, but after over two years away, I am starting to gain confidence in this new lifestyle. It has taken me a while as the corporate life was what I knew for 20 years. And in that world, your schedule and priorities are mostly dictated by the company you work for.

But when you’re on your own, you start realizing that the best person to rely on is yourself.

Thanks again.

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Creating a Better Life By Spending Less Not Earning More
That’s the decision we all make whether it’s intentional or not. Freedom in the future or discretionary spending today.

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Avoid the Home Warranty Repair Scam
My only other appliance repair was actually a dishwasher that I tried to repair myself. Unfortunately, after ordering and installing the wrong part, I did finally get the correct part installed. But the new part didn’t fix the problem.

I’ve been working around the issue but at some point, I’ll probably need to bring in someone to actually repair it.

And I still don’t think it will cost $500 to repair.

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