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For twelve years I was a property manager for apartment complexes all over the state. My husband and I worked for the same company. While in the process of divorce we agreed that I would be the one to no longer work for the company.

I took my 2 daughters and with no child support, alimony or other source of income, moved 70 miles away and started my own business.

At the new location I was offered a salaried position at a higher pay then I had ever had before but realized they were hiring me at "the top of the ladder" leaving me no place to grow. I did not want a job. I needed a career. I felt being self employed would offer me the flexibility I needed to be home with my children when I needed to be.