I touched on this date a few weeks ago but really wanted to give it a full blog entry.  August 27th my wife will be stepping away from her job as she now has the choice of if she wants to work or not.  Don’t get me wrong I have no problem with women pursuing a career or working, etc… this has nothing to do with that. What this has to do with is she now has the choice of if she wants to work for someone else’s dream or her own.  She obviously chooses to take the path of freedom and has been able to buy back 50 hours of her life.

We’ve been able to make this happen because of the side business we’ve been building, streamlining our life, and being debt free (almost).  I say almost because at the end of August all we will have left since November of 2009 is our vehicle which will be paid out by the end of the year.  Being debt free or having the shackles taken off gives you so many more options that are not available to people that are in debt.  As well our business IS making a steady income even with the costs to run it which are very minor compared to traditional business. 

So what really does this mean?  Well it means that Lindsay can actually live a lot less stressed life.  If you lived with her the last 4-5 months you’d understand just how much stress she’s been under in her job and how much shit she takes working in the insurance and investment industry.  That’s a bunch of crap!  But as with most of us we are forced to go to work to chase that paycheque because we cannot live without it.  Now since she doesn’t have to show up to a job we can have a much less stressed pregnancy which we plan to start this fall.  I know so many people that are forced to work right up to weeks before their pregnancy and are stressed to the max.  I work with one and she is stressed to the max!  NOT good for the pregnancy for sure.  We won’t have to deal with that ever again.

Another great benefit that I’m really looking forward to is that we can have much better cooked meals, we can actually eat healthy instead of having “Kitchen Delight” (KD) or some other crappy food that is just slammed together.  80% of staying in shape has to do with what you eat and what you put into your body.  I for one am looking forward to living a much healthier life.  Continuing with the healthier lifestyle, Lindsay will be able to pick up her Yoga practice which she gave up for a year so that she could step away from work.  While that may have seemed pretty steep it was well worth it because now instead of doing Yoga before or after work, she can do it anytime during the day when she feels like it.  I’m excited for her to pick up something that she enjoys so much. 

It’s funny because some people will say well what are you going to do with your time during the day or you’ll be bored, etc… Well if you think of all the stuff you have to do before or after work and all the things you wished you could have done, that is more then enough to fill a day.  Trust me Lindsay will NOT be bored by not having a job during the day.

Lastly, what about that side business.  It will continue just as it does now, part time in the evenings just as it is now.  Lindsay will be able to take some stress off of me for the things I have to get ready for when I get home from work. I can now actually focus on the more important things and be able to build this business a bit less stressed from my perspective.  Being less stressed will make investing time into people that much more effective and rewarding. 

So August 27th at some point after lunch I will be going into her work and free’ing her along with some of our team members and our amazing coaches and mentors.  It will be a great day where she will never have to look back again.  Obviously I’ll have a post the day after however it will take a few months for it to really sink in for Lindsay.  It will just feel like holidays or a vacation however this will be a VERY long holiday.  Love you LB, it’s going to be an amazing future!