I never saw it coming 😳 We were 2 years into marriage, and finances weren’t getting better. We were doing all the right things: we were both working full-time, budgeting, weren’t spending $7 a day on Starbucks…and somehow still never had the money to take a vacation or splurge on a date night. We were both working side gigs, but with my health issues at the time, it wasn’t sustainable. My husband said this couldn’t go on. It was late at night, we were exhausted, so we prayed God would show us what to do and went to sleep. That prayer was ANSWERED the next day, as I came across a single mom of 3 making 20k months working 3 hours a day from her phone. (we also joke my phone was listening to us lol) Long story short, I started exactly how she did. 6 months in, I started making 💲100k a month. And then came the moment— We found out we owed 💲240k in taxes year 1. Then 💲90k in year 2 (we got a better CPA the 2nd year lol). The old me would’ve spiraled. Panicked. Frozen. Scarcity would have kicked in-I mean that was 5x more than my old annual salary!! so if I knew upfront that would be the cost, I’m not sure if I would have done it. But the new me— The woman who built this business from her voice, her story, her dining room— She didn’t ask, “What will this cost?” She asked, “What would I miss out on building?” Because yes, I owed 330K. But I also retired from my 9-5. We bought a brand new, safe car for the kids we’ll soon have. Paid off all our student debt. Go on vacation every 1-3 months. This business didn’t just make money—it rewired who I became. And that version of me no longer counts the cost or makes decisions from fear. She stewards overflow with vision. If you’re still afraid of what your dream might cost you, I need you to hear this: 🔥What it will build for you is so much bigger. That is what makes those who take the risk so successful. If you’re ready to start exactly how I did… Follow me + grab my F.R.E.E. beginner’s guide with all the steps. (🔗 in bio) ⸻ #paytheprice #taxes #onlinebusinesstips #millionairemindset #onlineincome - @makemoneywithmarie