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How Financial Independence Changes an Indian Woman
It’s not about the money in this society.
Making good money has been a dream. To be honest with you, I don’t think this dream ends because no matter how much you make, there’s still more you can do. I’m decent with my contentment game though — I think enough is a state of mind.
My dream was to earn $1300 a month before I turned 30 and to be honest, this felt far-fetched with the way my salary was increasing at 5% an annum. That was even lower than the rate of inflation in India that year. And having worked as a recruiter in my first job, I knew I wouldn’t reach this mark.
This is until I started a side hustle for freelance writing in October 2020. It’s right when Tim Denning says that making your first $20 off the internet will blow your mind away. It completely changes your mindset about money. And that’s when I took off, making 3x more than my job and calling it quits.
Life is very different today, that includes travelling to over 5 countries a year and not keeping an account of where I spend my money. In fact, today is a Wednesday, and I’m working for 2 hours in the morning to edit my writing. After this, my mom, grandma, and I are going to a movie, and then I’m going to chill and spend time with family. And attend one call in the evening.
