Love this thread !
Although there’s been some hard times especially during Covid it’s given me so much freedom and opportunity . I decided to do this 7 years ago I was working in finance in a one bed flat skint with debt coming out my ears .
It’s been a long road but I’ve bought a lovely semi detached in a leafy suburb. Travelled to Bali , Italy , Spain , Amsterdam , Greece , New York , Miami , Las Vegas , Nashville , Florida , Washington DC. It was the travel for me . I’ve also cleared my debts , got my teeth done and generally don’t worry about money .
I don’t know if anyone can relate to this but the best thing for me has been for want of a better term , taking a massive shit on people who thrived on the thought of being more successful than me financially . I come from quite a toxic family and I was born into poverty to a single parent family and lived on a council estate . I was at the bottom of the pile and my family ( excluding my amazing mum who did all she could for me ) always revelled in me being the poor one . They don’t know what I do they still think I work in finance haha .
The pleasure I have taken in running rings round them , showing my mum and grandma with gifts on special occasions , taking my mum around the world , showing up in things they could never afford is so satisfying. The shock and ‘ how does she afford this ‘ and watching their self esteem’s drop in my presence is so fun haha .
I know that sounds awful . But anyone who can relate to those circumstances knows how empowering that can be