Hi,
I am looking to change direction as soon as DS starts Reception, which is a couple of years away as he is still a toddler.
Previously, I worked as an EFL teacher abroad, a nanny, a teaching assistant and most recently, a Finance/ Accounts Assistant.
Out of all careers, I enjoyed Accounting because I felt respected and was left alone to get on with the work on my own and I listened to podcasts while working at home and doing the work on autopilot (because I had mastered it quickly enough).
The problem is that it doesn't pay well - my salary was £24k before I quit the job to have a baby. Some of my senior Accounting colleagues were regularly working 9-7 when it was supposed to be a 9-5 job and they would have lunch at their desk whilst working and sometimes take work home. I don't want that for myself. I want to earn better money and not have to work such long hours.
I had the idea of paying £5-10k to buy a cleaning franchise and start earning serious money like £50-100k - I need to buy a house for DS and me and provide for his future like university costs and a small deposit for a property.
Am I being unreasonable in asking you lovely ladies to help me brainstorm career or business ideas that are much easier to succeed in and earn well in?
Being on a low income (Universal Credit) and eating into my savings (now under £5k), I feel really poor and have had a glimpse into what retirement would look like. I feel like time in running out, I am 39 and single. I probably have 20 years of work ahead of me and want to earn the most I have ever earned and work as intensely for as long as I can to provide a good life for DS and to save for retirement. Also, it would be nice to go on holidays, wear nice clothes and eat good food.
TL;DR: I want to do really well in life, financially speaking, but don't know where to begin. Is there a job, career or business that would enable me to get there? It doesn't matter if it's boring or involves some manual labour.
Thanks x