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Working on a master "Business" plan
Right now I'm a rat devising my master plan on how I will escape the craziness. I am a Construction Technology teacher at a Southern California high school. I am happily married and have two great children ages 8 and 10. One of my favorite quotes that my Dad would always tell me was "If it's easy it isn't worth doing" I have always followed that advice UNTIL I read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and realized that I don't need to work to exhaustion to earn more money. All my life I have been told "The harder you work, the further you will get in life!" and of course I have been working 10-12 hours a day to make that happen. Well, not anymore I'm ready to get out of this rat race and pursue my life goal of "being financially self-reliant."