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Why Am I Buying a $179 Course and How Will I Be Rich After My 70s as a Freelance Writer?
My new trainer said 4+ hours of video training program will make me an extraordinaire freelancer with a six-figure income in no time.
Health Science Research By Dr Mike Broadly
I want to share my surprise when I received an email from a friend promising that, after 53 years of backbreaking work in science labs, I could finally find the elusive pot of gold at the end of the freelance writing rainbow.
My friend got excited to help me. Let’s break this down. I’ve toiled for over half a century and haven’t exactly hit the jackpot. Working with mice and rats in the lab was my idea of a good time, aside from helping my sheila with chores while we were raising five kids.
Retirement? Well it is fun but pfft, that’s for those elites who somehow managed to navigate the financial minefield without a hitch. Instead, I’m sort of stuck working through my so-called golden years, scraping by with consulting gigs that barely keep the lights on.
Inflation, my old nemesis, has only made things worse. And I’m not alone — 71% of Australians are feeling the pinch, too.
