My Rat Race

I made this website, this blog as a part of my plight into the Fast Track, getting out of the Rat Race. My first post was March 5, 2006. After reading several books written by Robert Kiyosaki and the whole Rich Dad Corp. published books. I have attended two of his large workshops. And with the education coming in, the next steps are really action. It does not take money to make money, although a lot of money helps make more money. And I am in the stage of generating more money from no money to make more money. And so far it still works with a job, but at the same time, I am growing a small business as well.

1997 - Employee with a small business. Working barely gave me anything and my small business gave me only $10 a month despite the office, employees and amount of customers. It was always break even  closed down in 1998.

1999 - Concentrated on a smaller niche and did business full time. Made a lot of money to say I was buying anything I wanted. But competition got stiffer in 2002, eventually closed the company in 2003.

2003 - Got tired of business and worked as an employee, teaching the skills I know in an educational institution.

2004 - Started doing business once again, and also decided to give being in another country a shot. And went to the United States. And based in San Diego, CA. started working as an employee earning at $12/hour. My small business then had 25 loyal clients paying a monthly retained service.
2005 - Promoted to get $28,000/year in January and while working still selling for my business where I was able to increase my clients to 150 by the end of 2005. Middle of 2005, my salary also increased to $35,000/year after the company increased when they learned I was moving to a new company with that salary offer.

2006 - Middle of  2006, I moved on to a new company to work for at $45,000/year, and by the end of the year, I decided to do a career shift, same industry, just different area of specialization, but earning the same salary. Business in 2006 increased my clients to 380.

2007 - Still in the first quarter, I have been having new job offers for $61,000/year which I am considering. And business has increased to near 500 clients. Although the clients are increasing, I am starting to feel the pain of a growing business where I need better operation systems. So for the rest of 2007 will be mainly fixing the systems. And still looking for better higher paying jobs.

2006 compared to 2007: So far, still in the same situation. Just getting closed to the end of the rat race.