April was quite the month for me. My job status is still up in the air and the feeling of burnout is overwhelming. These past weeks (months) have been some of the most stressful and nervewrecking time in my life. With all the tension in the office, you could practically cut through the air with a knife. My not so ‘9 to 5’ job is really impacting my personal life and my ability to sleep. But, what can I do about it? Reevaluating my life plan is a great place to start!
Where do I see myself in the future? What do I want my life to look like? How do I want to spend my time now and in the 10-15 years?
Well, I think it is very clear that this current role is not included in my 5 year plan. I am not even sure that I want to stay in the field of Human Resources at all. So, what do I want to do instead? I’ve been looking at job openings in my area and honestly, nothing is standing out to me.
I think I know why… Because I see a future with this website and my photography. It is what I am passionate about, what I really want to invest my time and efforts into. I think what I am most concerned about are the what ifs. What if I can’t generate enough income to pay my bills, what about the long-term effects of taking a significant pay cut to try and really get this website up and running? What if I fail?
One podcast that I regularly listen to is Joe Rogen’s. In one episode he talks about “should you quit your job?” He discussed having options, espically when you are young and have less responsibilites. The more responsibilities you have, the harder it will be to change your path. “You have to take a path that is dangerous and most people want to take the safe path.” I see myself at a crossroads, I can continue down the safe path and work part time on this website until it blossoms into more. Or, I can take a calcualted risk and give the dangerous path a try. What is the worst that could happen? I fail and have to get a new job, go down a different career path. To me, I think that might be a risk worth taking.
Right now, I am holding tight to see how this work thing plays out. I will become 100% vested with my compaines 403(b) plan at the end of June. So early July will be the earliest I can make a change… time will tell!
Besides work, April was a pretty good month for me! I had my first $100 month in stock dividends.
My biggest dividend earners were NYMT, PM, STOR JPM and KO!
I also saw dividend payment increases in a large portion of my stocks! COST increased from .7 to .79, CVX from 1.28 to 1.34, HD from 1.50 to 1.65, and TD from .56 to .79. I anticipate that next month I will hit $28,000 in my stock portfolio!
I also sold another photography print! Fill free to take a look at my photography website by clicking here.
With Holy Smokes Photography, I am trying to share my adventures with people who maybe cannot visit some of those places. I want to share how I view the Earth and why I love it so much! See you next time!
© EuduringFinances, 2021. All Rights Reserved.
Related Posts –
