Corporate Youth Jan. / Feb. 2014 | Page 32

“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.”