by Hope
I spent the top of final month understanding I had no regular revenue coming into 2025. And I wasn’t freaked out. What a refreshing change from years previous when any blip in my work threw me right into a full panic. Simply pondering again brings the pit again to my abdomen.
To be sincere, I can’t recall the final replace I wrote about what was purported to be my full time revenue. From early November till the week of Dec. sixteenth, my shopper modified his thoughts in how he needed to make use of me and the way a lot he needed to make use of me virtually each different day. It was horrible.
So I lastly gave him a thanks, however no thanks, and December twentieth was my final day.
Relaunch of EPOH
With that being mentioned, I’ve spent plenty of time the previous few weeks getting ready for a relaunch of my consulting agency. A brand new model. New service choices. And a new web site.
I’ve a number of proposals out to new and previous purchasers and I anticipate closing sufficient offers to cowl month-to-month base prices by the top of the month. I used to be in a position to shut two new web site offers the final week of 2024.
Nonetheless Making use of
Don’t fear, I additionally redid my resume. And have utilized to no less than a dozen company jobs…all within the Austin, TX space. That can in all probability inform you which approach I’m leaning about the home as nicely.
There are simply no viable choices for work the place I dwell. So if work comes by means of in Texas, that can seal the deal on the choice with the home. Sure, it’s nonetheless up within the air, however I’m getting ready it ought to the time come once I make the choice to sale and/or want to maneuver shortly for a brand new job.

Hope is a resourceful and solutions-driven enterprise supervisor who has spent almost twenty years serving to purchasers streamline their operations and develop their companies by means of undertaking administration, digital advertising, and tech experience. Lately transitioning from her function as a single mother of 5 foster/adoptive youngsters to an empty nester, Hope is navigating the emotional and sensible challenges of redefining her life whereas sustaining her willpower to regain monetary management and get rid of debt.
Dwelling in a comfortable small city in northeast Georgia along with her three canine, Hope cherishes the serenity of the mountains over the bustle of the seashore. Although her youngsters are actually discovering their footing on this planet—pursuing schooling, careers, and independence—she stays deeply dedicated to supporting them on this subsequent chapter, at the same time as she faces the bittersweet tug of letting go.
Since becoming a member of the Running a blog Away Debt group in 2015, Hope has candidly shared her journey of economic ups and downs. Now, with a renewed focus and a transparent path forward, she’s able to sort out her funds with the identical ardour and perseverance that she’s delivered to her life and profession. By way of her writing, she continues to encourage others to confront their very own monetary challenges and try for a brighter future.