“I had studied for a long time to get the job I’d always wanted. I embarked on a legal career because I wanted to be in a respected profession, with a ladder to climb and an income to match. However, it soon became apparent when I got that job it was not all that.”
“My Forever income now exceeds my legal income and I work less than half the hours I’d previously done. In June 2013 after only 12 months in business, our Forever income matched Den’s net pay after 10 years service in the Armed Forces. This has been a turning point for us and an important reality check.”
Our Forever journey started in June 2012. At that time I was working full-time specialising in employment law and Den was serving in the Armed Forces. I had studied for a long time to get the job I’d always wanted. I embarked on a legal career because I wanted to be in a respected profession, with a ladder to climb and an income to match.
It soon became apparent when I got that job it was not all I’d thought it would be. It’s a highly competitive industry and very negative too. Wanting to achieve more simply meant the scales were constantly tipping in favour of work rather than life. Longer hours, more responsibility, stress, pressure and constantly having to prove myself for no more reward, monetary or otherwise. Den’s career was inflexible too, which resulted in us moving every two to three years and him spending a lot of time away.
I was not looking for another opportunity and we were fortunate to have a comfortable life, I saw something in Forever that ticked all the right boxes. It offered us autonomy, time, choices and a substantial income to match. The things I had wanted from a legal career would not have been achieved until I was 50 and I’d have sacrificed a lot if I ever got there.
We did our due diligence on Forever and got stuck in. Initially it was me building the business around my 50-hour work week and other commitments. In October 2012 I left my legal job and since then Forever has been all that I do.
My Forever income now exceeds my legal income and I work less than half the hours I’d previously done. In June 2013 after only 12 months in business, our Forever income matched Den’s net pay after 10 years service in the Armed Forces. This has been a turning point for us and an important reality check.
In two years time Forever will have massively exceeded both of our incomes, so Den can sack the boss if he so wishes. We have had help and support every step of the way, but most importantly we have made some fantastic friends – which is priceless. When we moved to Lincoln I didn’t know anyone. We can be stay-at-home parents that have time and money to live a great life, being time rich and financially free.
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