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Saved by the Hybrid Office Model
Perfect when you like people sometimes, but not all the time
Many of us dream of successfully escaping the 9-to-5 grind.
But I dreamed of jumping into it.
After three years of freelance editing and copywriting, I still wasn’t earning what I needed to take care of my family properly. I couldn’t afford health insurance, I couldn’t pay down my massive debt, and something as common as a necessary car repair would financially break me for months.
I was bringing in about $32,000 a year for my son and me before taxes. And where I live, that just wasn’t cutting it.
I was also working all the time.
My friends and family often found me turning down their invites to weekend plans because I had to finish editing some hopeful author’s epic fantasy novel or risk losing a client. I had trouble being present for my son at home because I seemed to always be behind on work or not doing enough.
I just wasn’t fast enough at first to write and edit my way to a more secure financial situation. Even when I got faster, I knew that keeping up the constant grind would be an issue. I’m just not as productive when I don’t give myself time to rest and re-energize.
