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My expenses vs my salary at 19🌷

I’m proud to say that I’ve worked very hard to be where I’m at, especially when I used to live in a very terrible abusive situation, I finally own my own car that’s paid for, I have a two bedroom one bath apartment in my name that I pay for all by myself, and I’ve been running my own business since the age of 14

✨ Pros: personally from somebody who has been stuck in a situation where a person was a verbally or physically abusive I find it very relaxing and peaceful to be in my own safe space especially when I know who is allowed and who isn’t.

✨ Pros: especially when everything is in your name it feels good. It feels like a great accomplish. It feels like every belittling thing people said about you was wrong.

👀 Cons: sometimes it can be very overwhelming, especially living paycheck to paycheck or even to having to beg somebody for a couple hundred bucks because you have no food.

👀 Cons: sometimes with everything in your name and then you get behind on stuff that can cause serious credit crash and debt, which is something you don’t wanna do.

Definitely invest in the camera I am not a very paranoid person, but when I do get drama situations, I know how petty some people can be!!

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I also wanna say this does not include hospital bills, my insurance for both my car and my business, having to renew all my license and stuff plus my registration, plus dental, and a lot of business supplies, which is not included, but my expenses, which I did take a look at my banking so I could get like a very good amount. I spend almost 2k-4k a month on bills, obviously I’ll spend $100 on myself every once in a while because who doesn’t? But I am by no means rich. I am considered low class according to my book keeper.😭

Paige StewartCreator

Btw I’ve been a nail artist since I was 14, I am not a beginner😭❤️

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