I hinted before Xmas about a fairly major lifestyle change we were contemplating and now that it's official, I can reveal the news..
Pete handed in his notice at work yesterday - as of mid-February, he's going to be working for himself from home. It'll be quite a change in many ways - all three of us will be home together most of the time (we're setting Pete up in a room as an office so he hopefully won't be too disturbed by us!). He currently commutes an hour each way to work, so he'll have an extra 2 hours each day. Plus his hours will be flexible, so he might be able to join in with us sometimes.
Financially will be interesting - going from a steady income to working for himself will have its own challenges. We're setting aside money as a buffer though to help insulate from the ups and downs of a small business.
It's all very exciting!
4 comments:
Way to go! An exciting opportunity to reclaim freedom and time for your family.
Big changes indeed but you sound prepared. 2 hours of travel each day is a lot of time away from home and family. I'd totally forgotten that Kevin started out working from home.
Libby
Congratulations! Great step! We did the same around 8 years ago. Made the world of difference to our whole lives! So happy for you!
My hubby made that decision more than 4 years ago now and we've never looked back. Definitely has it's ups and downs--but overall has without a doubt been the right decision for our family.
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