The Beginning

I was comfortable at first.

Fresh out of college, I started out with my first entry-level job at a highly respected company, working with smart people, supported by good benefits and a great starting salary of $62,000. I had few student loans, a fully paid-off car, and a bargain-basement rent of $450 a month achieved by squeezing 3 people into a 2 bedroom apartment.

Then came the taxes. The auto and medical insurance. Heat and hot water for the apartment and gas for the auto. Soon enough, I saw that paycheck diminish more and more- if I was lucky, I might be able to sock away $25,000 a year. It was clear that the only way to increase my income would be to supplement it from outside sources.

And so it begins- my journey to obtain wealth through sources beyond the cube.