My name is Christopher Barr. I'm about to tell you the very personal story of my journey towards Financial Freedom. You can then be first in line for something which can help you lead the life that you want.
I have done all kinds of jobs in my life: From working all day every Saturday in a butcher's shop when I was 14 years old (I wanted to buy an electric guitar and I saved my measly wages for a very long time to buy one!); to working in a McDonalds, to being a street seller, to serving as an aircraft technician in the Royal Air Force for 7.5 years; to running a business, to having the ability to earn a substantial day rate as a freelance Remotely Operated Vehicle Supervisor. (ROVs are underwater robots)
Over the last couple of decades I have had all kinds of bosses, from truly inspirational leaders, to the complete opposite end of the spectrum. I no longer have any boss, and words can't explain how liberating that is!
Despite having built a very strong CV (See my LinkedIn profile here), it is not my jobs which have brought me down the path to financial freedom. I'll come back to that shortly. First, let me share with you what I've been able to do recently, without the 'ball and chain' of a normal job holding me back.
In the last few years, my wife and I have been able to: