Six years ago I took a leap of faith that paid off. I was a SEN teaching assistant and single mother of one, who desperately wanted to do something else. I retrained and became self employed just one day a week to start, as an holistic therapist. I immediately felt better in myself and life had a bit of zest to it once more.
The following year, I added an extra therapy day and also trained as a yoga instructor, starting with just one night a week. This quickly grew to two, then three. I began working for an agency, working two days as a SEN TA, two days offering therapies and three yoga sessions a week. By this point, I exceeded support from universal credit and was able to start saving a good chunk of my money.
Fast forward to today. I offer therapies three days a week, yoga is up to four classes a week, and 1-1 yoga is currently offered to 4 clients a week. My leap has really taken off, and along with sensible spending and saving, I have managed to save almost £45,000. This is something I never thought I could do. I've clawed us out of the debt my ex left, paid off a decent car that should last us a fair few years, and put money into my CPD and business outgoings where necessary.
I don't own my house. I rent off a family member, as it didn't feel safe to me to purchase a home, mainly due to being self employed and still struggling to overcome my self doubt, (definitely imposter syndrome). It's been hard work and dedication but it's been worth it. I haven't told anyone close to me about our savings, in the past I have always been a person to help others to a fault.
I now have this money put aside that I don't know what to do with; what would you do with it? Invest it? Buy something with it? I honestly don't know, but it feels like I should be doing something with it. It feels strange having this little nest egg for us and I don't want to waste it. What would you invest in, or what are you investing in? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.