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- I want to provide a better life for my son than I had while growing up.
- Over time, I've started making a higher salary, but still have side hustles to supplement my income.
- It's taken time to find the right work-life balance to make money and still spend time with him.
I didn't grow up with much. My dad single-handedly raised me, and we were lower-middle class. I always wished we had the same things my friends had. Many of my friends lived in houses and got cars when they were 16. Meanwhile, we would get eviction warnings on the door of our apartment, and we definitely couldn't afford a second car.