How To Be Financially Stable
Often times we forget that our financial situation can severely impact our mental health as well. Everything is prompt to affect us psychologically – if we’re talking in general terms. Financial freedom is not something that happens overnight; it can take months and even years to reach that specific point.
A year ago I found myself in that same situation. I’m a disabled twenty-something woman who never got the opportunity to finish her degree, suffers from multiple health conditions (both physically and mentally), and for all of those reasons mixed together, I was unable to maintain a steady job. I know how to manage my money and I somehow managed to maintain an affordable lifestyle with only $3,000 for two years (take off rent payment and food), but as time went by, I figured that I needed to put myself together and find something that I could rely on for my near future. So, because of that, I decided to give you a quick overview of how I managed to be financially stable over the last year of my life.
How To Be Financially Stable
As I’ve mentioned before, this can take time but if you’re patient and have the will to achieve your lifetime financial goals then it is indeed possible. Here’s how I did it!
Wealthy Affiliate
Wealthy Affiliate is an online learning center that helps you build your own online business and presence.They will teach you absolutely everything that you need to know to succeed in this field.
How Is That Possible?
Easy, think of Wealthy Affiliate as an affiliate marketing university. And for those of you who don’t know what affiliate marketing is…don’t worry I didn’t know either when I first started my journey. In simple words, affiliate marketing is when a company pays a certain percentage of a sale to its affiliate who promote their products and/or services.
In other words, when you affiliate with a company you will have your own personal link to which you can share with an audience and if they purchase something throughout your link then you will be awarded a percentage of the said sale depending on the commission’s state on what said company offers.
What Does An Affiliate Marketer Do?
Here’s where Wealthy Affiliate comes in place. This platform will guide you step by step throughout this journey. From learning the basics of affiliate marketing to creating your own website. Yes, you heard that right! Your own website.
You can pick any topic that you want (keep in mind that you will be writing about this topic throughout your journey), this “topic” is called a niche and that’s what your website will be based on. For example, my niche is mental health therefore my website aims towards that specific topic. You can make yours about whatever you want. That can be, but not limited, to: fashion, games, health, exercise, home-based businesses, pets, beauty, technology, books, self-improvement…the possibilities are endless.
After you select your niche you will then be writing blog posts, articles, and reviews about products or services that are related to that topic. But first, of course, you will need to join an affiliate program, or several of them (Amazon, ClickBank, ShareASale, etc) and after you’ve gotten your affiliate link then the next step is to start writing content and start adding affiliate links to your work.
But first, you need to build a website, right? Wealthy Affiliate will help you build from start to finish even if you have no idea of how to build a website. You will design how your site looks and what you want it to represent and base your business on it.
If you’re an artist, teacher, writer, cook, or are skilled in something specific you can also hold on to that and make your website even more personal and even be able to add e-Commerce to your platform.
What’s The Catch?
Did I forgot to mention that joining Wealthy Affiliate is free? Yes, you heard that right. It’s FREE. When you sign up you won’t be required to enter any credit card information or anything related. You will be granted a full course on how to get started, hosting, 7-day limited options, etc. Afterward, if you upgrade to a premium membership your first month will be only $19. Upcoming months will be $49 each, or you also have the option of going yearly – I did and I have no regrets. It actually encourages me to work more and worry less -. See the image below for a more descriptive idea of what you will be getting whether you opt for the free membership or the premium membership.
Don’t Leave Your House!
If you’re a big introvert like me and you don’t like social gatherings or you feel anxious when you’re around other people then this opportunity is just for you! You will be working from the comfort of your own home – or wherever you are and plan to go – and you can even work and do all of this from your smartphone. I have been working from my iPhone ever since I started and with the success I’ve had, I even had the opportunity to upgrade from an iPhone 6s to an iPhone 11! If it has worked so good for me, I am sure it will be the same for you.
You don’t need any sort of degree or experience in this field. You don’t even have to know the basics of everything that you have read so far in this post because you will learn everything that you need to know on Wealthy Affiliate. As I’ve said, think about it as a learning university experience. I went from not knowing anything about online businesses to actually owning my own one. I am working in something that I enjoy doing and that’s what makes this whole journey even more wholesome.
It’s Not Easy But It’s Worth It
I remember I joined the platform in September 2019 and after just 3 days of the first free course, I immediately upgraded to premium. Not wasting any time, I followed the training very straightly even though I sometimes lacked creativity for my content, I still kept moving forwards. I set a goal in my head that if by the end of December 2019 I hadn’t made any source of income then I was out. Funny to think about it when in November I decided to upgrade my premium membership to a yearly one instead of a monthly membership!
I’m not going to lie. It was hard work. Sleepless nights, insecurity, doubts, and fear, but after 6 months of hard work, I finally earned my first income, and guess what? It was $100 from only one purchase.
Isn’t that insane? Imagine the possibilities you may have if you decide to join the platform!
You hold the key to your own success. So, next time you ask yourself, or somebody else asks you “how to be financially stable” you’ll have the answer at the top of your fingertips.
I hear you, being young and having some challenges are already hard enough and we still have the money factor to think and worried about. I was in your situation too. I was young and not sure what to do with my life and I stressed out from living from pay check to pay check.
We all need a side job just in case if our main income doesn’t work out. We can’t put our eggs in one basket. I am glad that you found out a solution and share Wealthy Affiliate with us. I am glad that Wealthy Affiliate is free to join and there is no catch. I am going to check it out and take it from there.
We need to aim for a better future for ourselves and what better than to invest in something that will help us along our journey in this so called life.
Hi Stephanie,
I really enjoyed reading your post. I recently joined WA a little over a month ago, I already upgraded to premium plus because I wanted all the tools needed to be successful. I am hoping this will be my retirement income in a few years. I am really enjoying the training. I started for free and before the end of the week, I upgraded to premium but as a monthly subscriber. Then I decided to do the year and see how it goes. I really have a good feeling about it.
So happy to hear that you have joined the family! Great things will come for you and your business. Keep pushing forwards, working hard, and you will eventually see amazing results.