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The Goal Was Never Just to Earn More.

2 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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Someone spent years chasing money through multiple jobs, then realized they actually wanted time. Now they wake without an alarm, live in downtown Vancouver, and travel on one-way tickets. The shift wasn't about earning more. It was about choosing when to work.

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I was known to be that person to chase that shiny object, always juggling 2 to 4 jobs and realizing that I was trading my time for money. And fast forward, it's 2025. I don't wake up to any alarm clocks anymore, but I do set them up just so I could wake up early and enjoy my day doing the things that I love. I got to move in downtown Vancouver, which was my ultimate dream, and I get to book trips on one-way tickets because I don't really have a timeframe of when I'll be back, and that's the beauty of it all, is having the time in your hands.