Diary of a future rentier (76)

I have just completed all the training necessary for my future independent ancillary activity. Now I just need to finalize some logistical and administrative preparations, and then I will be ready to launch. This should be for the first quarter of 2021, if there are no major obstacles.

As I have already specified in my previous posts, I am aiming for this future activity for about ten hours per week. This will allow me to:

• to secure my income by diversifying its origins
• to maintain a social connection
• to remain active, both physically and intellectually
• all on my terms and at my own pace.

In short, this little occupation will help me cross the final line, the one where I will definitively cut ties with salaried employment.

En conservant une ancillary activity indépendante, tout en vivant principalement de mes placements, je garde le meilleur des deux mondes, tout en diminuant leurs risques respectifs. Contrairement aux autres indépendants qui se lancent, mes revenus sont en effet déjà assurés. D'un autre côté, en cas de gros pépin avec mes investissements, je garde un ultime filet de sécurité. Il est peu probable que je doive y avoir recours, car mon wallet is already highly secure and diversified. However, for the head, it is always good to have several arrows in your bow.

Once I have completed the final preparations, I will take on a first client for a few months to see how it goes. If everything is ok, then I will give my very last letter of termination to an employer. Including the work I still have to do, the test phase and my notice period, I should reach my goal by autumn 2021 at the latest. The countdown has begun...