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The image on your right is myself 24 years ago. A focussed
and pretty young looking 40-year-old. Life hits you between the eyes when your
growing older, at 64 (image on your left) I have a fair few issues to deal with
as I grow old.
One of those issues, is finances. Like a lot of Mum's my
children have had all I could spare and beyond. It’s a parent trap we can all
fall into, but I believe waiting until your dead to gift your children
finances, jewellery you haven't worn in decades and paintings you never even
notice on your walls anymore.........is selfish. So my children have had it all
and I am now at the 'rock bottom' end of the scales personally.
Not that I am suffering, indeed no. I have a roof over my
head, good food in the cupboards and a fair amount of positive views to my
life. But I am what is called an Old Age Pensioner. With a small pension due me
on a weekly basis. Before anyone thinks 'oh' pensions are not out of the people’s
purse, I paid into that pension scheme for decades it is my entitlement. That’s
obvious from my statement here, an old thorn in my side. Just as the National
Health is a thorn but digression isn't needed so back on track......
I need to fund myself during my adventures, beyond what my
pension will provide and so I obtained a small job to pay for my stationary
life style as it is now and began to create ways to fund myself in the future.
It takes a while to establish a following on Facebook, Google Plus and other
social media channels. It also takes a while to establish yourself as an on
line funded personality. That’s what my Google Page is all about. Seeing me.
As I gain a following and visitors I am learning what
interests and what bores my possible audiences. What creates a buzz, what is a
fat zero interest ripple and according to my data I will bring all that
knowledge into order over the next few months. It is also important to me that
I record the process as I go along. These blogs are a 'warts and all' series of
blogs, images, thoughts and feelings. They’re the 'real me' so I don't lie in
them, I don't procrastinate about what to write. I let rip.
To enable my adventures, I need Independent Means, money or
help that is freely available to myself and responsible only to myself. I would
LOVE a millionaire to say 'here girly go adventure' but that is so not going to
happen, I can't rely on miracles I can and will rely on me....so I started a
long term series of blogs, links and ideas to do just that. I haven't connected
anything to advertising or any cash returns from any formats as yet...but I
will eventually. Every little penny, cent or pound or dollar is going to be
needed eventually.
To that end I began publishing my books on Kindle and as a
result I now have three books online, more to come. These books have been sat
in my PC for a long time, my promise to publish them for my 64th birthday was
fulfilled. Now I need them to earn their keep.
I also began a programme of saving in a separate account for
the adventure. I have a whole £30 in there so far. If you knew how difficult
that was to manage from a place in life where I was completely homeless, you
would feel the emotional high this has caused me.
Further I am growing plants from seed, potting them up and
they will be sold next year when they are healthy and established plants. I am
also creating a series of videos of that process and how to turn an 80p packet
of seeds into £50. which sounds ridiculous but ten packets of seeds and a bit
of time is £8 becoming £500 and every little will help.
My paintings continue and i will do the odd commission or
sell the occasional one here and there.... that adds to everything.
I will add the adsense to my blogs and create more videos on
youtube asap...that will add a little every now and again. Pay Pal and I are
about to become firm friends.
I am buying, doing up and selling on, some material things
which I hope to garner another 500 and so on. I have three years left and in
that time I need to make £20,000 and I will.
So I am proactive and eventually I hope to master the
publishing thing with Kindle...would love those books to go viral but they
won't. I have to be realistic, there is not one swear word, act of violence or
sex scenes in any of them. They were written from the knowledge my grandchildren
would want to read nana's books and my Mother would too...so nothing naughty,
just adventure and history bound into a storyline. Never the less they now have
a presence on line and that’s important. If all they do is create £10 it’s a
tenner I didn't have before.
So its Tally Ho again
Here’s the link to my books if your interested.
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Thursday, 15 September 2016
The Last Great Adventure and Independent Means
