“I don’t have a timeframe. I’m just waiting
for the drive within to make me start my own
business because I want to do it for the passion not for my financial freedom only. So it
may be this afternoon or five years later but
I’m prepared to surf as soon as the tide kicks
in and brings the wave.”
Ludi also shares the same dissatisfaction; she
loves her job because architecture is her
passion after all. But her salary is so little that
she doesn’t save at all. “I get Birr 7,000 per
month. I save around Birr 2,500 for my apartment, and I spend the rest on shopping and
for fun with my friends on the weekends,”
Ludi says. Even thouagh she lives with her
family, the apartment saving is almost equivalent to a rent. “The best part is that after
about 5 years or so, I will own a three bedroom apartment so it’s going to be worth it.”
Ludi is already looking for a part time job to
at least start earning a little more than what
she gets now. According to her plan of action, the maximum time she has set for herself to stay employed is six months unless she
gets a grandiose raise. “I want to start my
own business. As a matter of fact, my three
friends and I are already planning a new
business and according to our plan, it will
start running within the next four months.”