This is how I went from
$0 to $2M as a designer and became a Solopreneur
Started on Upwork
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$50k/mo with design subscription
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$2M in real-estate
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$12k/mo passive income
Full storyπ
My wish is to inspire more people and perhaps impact some lives positively.
I'm a humble person with no special skills.
So let's go π
2018 - Joined Upwork charging $15/hour β $13.5/h after taxes
$40k in 2 years β $1.6k/mo
I designed my first website with $350My upwork profile is
still there.
2020 - Got broke and wanted to relocate from Romania to the UK for a full-time UX/UI Designer job.
They offered me Β£3.5k/moI still remember the excitement of paying for the flight tickets at Wizz Air & Airbnb.
Then I calculated the rent & food costs and realized that I only earned Β£1k
- This being too far away from my wife and child
- Seeing them 1 time per monthThis is not life.
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That moment was: "I don't go anywhere even if I paid for a flight & Airbnb."(THANKS GOD FOR THIS π )
I decided to self-promote aggressively and stay consistent daily, and...IT WORKED!
Sharing design concepts daily led to:
- Freelance work
- Full-time jobs Β (Serverless, Appsmith, Writesonic, and more)
My first plan was simple: "Invest in crypto and get rich"Invested $30k hard-earned money in
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$XRP-
$TRX-
$XLM and of course I lost 70% of their value.Don't ever trust the hype!
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All this time I have always been a fan of Robert Kiyosaki reading all his books and being fascinated by the real-estate passive income
"Make lots of money, invest all in real estate"No lambo, passive income for the entire life.
Lambo 100% later!
Every dollar I made was invested in real-estateAnd this was my best decision ever!
$2M investment - working hard every day collecting & investing every dollar.
- 10-12 hours per day many times
- No social life
- No weekendsI knew this opportunity wouldn't be forever.
2022 - Started the design subscription service (Things exploded! π€― )
All I knew was to design & buy real estate
Many of you will say that investing in a business will generate more and that's true but...
I know design & development.
I don't have time for other businesses.
2024 - Currently doing $12k/mo passive from real estate doing 0 work.
I'm still in design & development working with startups all around the world.
Still investing so I have my pension assured.
When is the Lambo time?
I don't know yet. maybe soon π€£
Financial freedom is still my #1 priority.
Final thoughts:
- Dream big
- Hard work always pays off
- Do what you love
- Don't try to impress anyone
- Believe in yourself
- Show up every day
- If I did it, you can do it too
Everything is possible! β
Take care,
Emy