So I am very fortunate to be a SAHM because my husband makes good money. I know I'm very lucky for this and have enjoyed being at home . however!! I am also bored out of my freaking mind. I have 4 kids who are now all school age.
I am not short of qualifications-think a couple of degrees & previously a professional career, however after being at home for a number of years I have zero confidence to go back to the industry I was in as it was difficult then and the industry is ever changing.
I also had an incident where I resigned from a post because of how I was being treated and after I resigned the boss was quite negative about my performance, told me I was useless really. Until then I had thought I was doing ok but yeah, years of working towards a goal in an industry where my confidence is now in bits! Maybe he was pissed I was leaving, who knows. I did have a job after this in the same industry and it was ok, but only for a short time. I am low confidence in myself anyway but he has made me believe I can't make it in that industry. I am too old really to retrain but still want to work. I feel like my bain is being wasted running after children, cleaning and cooking.
So on to the good stuff, what do you do to make money!? If it's a side hustle, how much do you make & how did you get into it? If you retrained how old were you and how tough was it to break into your industry? I would love to start my own business as to be honest I work well on my own, but I don't know in what! Help and advice for someone trying to gather a piece of their life for themselves please! I could use a small amount to start up, but probs only a couple of thousand max. Any ideas!? I was so determined and career focused, I miss those days. I would LOVE something for myself again!