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Cam Sloan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
157 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

At the very worst, I would go and find another job.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

And so that was, you know, it was a mix of like, really scared, but also like, what's the worst that can happen?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

And it kind of gave me the kick that I needed.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

I guess I would have been 31.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

31.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

Okay.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

I don't remember exactly because between investments and such.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

But let's say, I don't know, between $40,000 and $60,000 Canadian.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

And then I also knew that I was going to get some freelance work that was going to be coming in.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

And so that really helped me to know that I was going to be able to keep cash flow positive as opposed to just going into burn mode.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

So I don't track super closely on this stuff.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

But I do share... I was sharing a one-bedroom apartment with my partner.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

And it's around $2,000 per month.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

And then maybe you would spend another $1,000 or so on top of that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

But sometimes that goes another $2,000 a month.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

But yeah, I do try to keep my expenses low in comparison to...

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

Even while I was salaried, I would try to keep my expenses fairly low and stay in a relatively affordable place.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019

That may sound expensive in some parts of the world, but in Toronto, that's kind of like entry level for a one bedroom.