Sorry, but I can't help but throwing in just a small "You go girl!"
18 months ago I decided to start doing shop design. The first thing I did was to rent an office space. It cost me about 300 dollars a month, and I didn't make any income for the first 4-5 months. Was that a waste of money? Maybe. But I know for a fact that
a) I was perceived as a serious business by potential clients, because I wasn't running it from the kitchen table,
b) Because everyone else took me seriously, I eventualle had to take myself seriously
c) I would have given up during the first year if I hadn't had a lease, that it would take 3 months to get out of. More than once it made me think "Well, I have to pay for this space for three more months anyway, so I might as well give it another go!"
You just can't start a business without the right tools! (and they differ from person to person/business to business). Saying that you shouldn't spend 10 dollars or get support before you have proven yourself is as stupid as refusing to give a person a hammer before they have proven they can put a nail in the wall without it!
Your boyfriend should be grateful to have someone with goals and perspective in his life - there's a lot of women out there, who needs a lot more than 10 dollars a month to be satisfied!
- Camilla
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