How I stopped spending every penny I made and started saving like acrazy person! Part 2

So I was broke...living in a gross apartment...single...and Sooo freakin broke!

I was fed up!

I was at my wits end!

So what did I do...

I made a plan.

I needed a new job where I was in charge of making my own money...

I wanted a commission job. 

I wanted to be solely in charge of my earnings. 

But I also needed a bit of a cushion....until I built up a clientele like I did in Flroida. 

So I started working two jobs.

I worked a 9-5 at a Derm office making I believe $18 maybe $20 an hour.

And the other days I was working in a Salon setting ...where I was paid commision only plus tips. 

Both I was doing aesthetics...skin care..peels, waxing, extractions, lasers...facials...acne care...and I was learning different aspects of business.

At the Derm office, I learned even more about acne control, peels, products, proper extraction techniques..

The salon was a totally different vibe...I learned from the best aesthetician in town! She taught me how to talk to clients...client retention....how to build a business...her friendship and leadership was so incredible! Plus she was and is an amazing aesthetician and taught me a how to create the perfect brow...how to help clients with dry skin...I couldn't have done it without her! 

I was working 6 days a week. I took Sundays off only.

I worked very long hours. 

I worked hard...smart...

When I didn't have a client at the salon I would chat with hair clients...I would call old clients that I havepdnt seen in awhile...I worked my businesses. 

I stayed late. I came in early. 

I stayed at the Derm office for less than 6 months when the salon asked me to work full time. I was making more money there anyway....and I loved the salon environment. Fun, edgy, hip, loud...and I was making more money than I ever had! 

I saved as much money as I could. 

I saved every penny of my tips...kept them hidden and at the end of the week I would count them and deposit into my account. 

I was making more in tips in one week then I was at my teaching job and and my $15 an hour job.

I was so incredible happy! 

I spent nothing.

I didn't eat out for. 

I didn't buy myself anything. 

I brought my own food every single day for lunch to work.

I completely stopped shopping except for groceries...gas for my car...I didn't have cable...I had the cheapest cell phone possible...

And I sold everything I could think of...all of my purses...clothes....anything I didn't want...I sold it. 

I saved and saved and saved!! 

And worked and worked and worked. 

I lived this way for about 3 years.

I saved enough money that I got out of my crappy apartment and bought my first condo. 

Then 2 weeks later I met my husband.