If you’ve been reading my blog constantly, you’ll know that I have been providing income reports over the last few months, but not in May and June.
The short answer to this is I was burnt out. On top of a full time day job and 2 active boys, I’ve had to monitor, analyse and trade CFDs and blog. I had got to a point where it was simply not sustainable, and where I started feeling weak and insanely tired, that I simply had to scale back on the side hustle front for a bit while I recuperate.
I know many of you reading this site, and those of you in PF and FIRE are also dealing with starting/scaling multiple side hustles and growing other income streams while holding down a full time day job, so it’s important to recognise when things are not going to plan, and take a step (or two) and rethink, regroup and reFIRE.
Burnout has also been officially recognised by WHO and classified as an occupational phenomenon, so do take note of the symptoms and what you can do to address it.
I’m happy to report, though, that I’m feeling a lot better, and starting to jump back into trading since the end of June/beginning of July. So there will be a proper income report for July.
And lastly, take care of your health everyone. Wealth goes up and down, and we can always rebuild wealth, but we can’t always rebuild health. So take stock of what’s important, stay healthy and happy!
Hey Richard,
I’m sorry to hear about your burnout. I absolutely know what you’re talking about and I’m glad you had the sense to give yourself time to recover.
Your health and time with your family are more important than anything. So take as much time as you need to rest and get back to 100%!
I’ll be here whenever you have time to publish new posts, so no worries about taking a blogging break. Even if your updates are months apart, I’ll still be here. 😉