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I earn $1300/month with freelancing

But how do I feel about it?

Jyotishree
5 min readAug 4, 2023

Earning money online was a dream come true for me. Wait, I didn’t even dream about it. Hell, I didn’t even know this was possible.

I experienced a financial crisis at a very early stage of my life.

I saw my father go into debt due to all his wrong financial decisions: impulsive shopping, unplanned spending, investing without evaluating the pros and cons, living on credit cards, you name it.

And I have had many of these tendencies, such as impulsive shopping and poor money management skills. And I wasn’t bothered for the longest.

But one thing I was scared of was debt.

Do you know how many Americans spend their days trying to pay off debts?

I am not an American, but I am starting to see this culture in India. People want to live a life that is out of their reach, and I am not sure if I like it.

I can’t imagine being like that.

So, you see, I’m happy earning $1300/month.

It’s more than what people around me earn, so in no way is it bad.

I feel happy, very happy with how much I earn.

Here is a screenshot of the average base pay in India.

Screenshot of a Google snippet that states the average base pay in India.

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Jyotishree
Jyotishree

Written by Jyotishree

I write about freelancing, self development and spirituality.

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