When 9/11 hit, I was caught by surprise - and my wallet was getting lighter by the day!

 

Less than three weeks later, I was off the property with no plan to return to the airline, no furlough pay and no foreseeable income.

 

Airplanes were grounded; pilots were on the street; and my savings took a nosedive.

But it didn’t last long!

 

Within a week I created a plan - figured out how much money I needed to support my family, how much I needed to make and opted for a side hustle that would ease my financial burden.

 

I went to real estate school.

 

Being furloughed 20 years ago pushed me to create sustainable income.This time I wasn’t worried about getting furloughed, or displaced.

 

I didn’t have anxiety last fall, when I was facing a 30% loss of my flying income.

Instead, I just beefed up my side hustle and generated more than $100,000 last year – mostly working from home!