Finally, here is an update for you all. I’m moving to China! In 5 weeks or so. I’m still waiting on the official written letter of offer, but I have been offered a job in Shanghai working with an international financial planning organisation. This is a really really risky move for me. The reason it is risky is that the pay is 100% commission, no base pay. They do pay half my rent, so I guess that is something.
My job for the first 12 months or so will be to make appointments for the consultant I am working with. That consultant then goes to the meeting and reviews the persons financial situation, then we review that information and based on their goals offer financial products to meet those goals. I get a commission when someone invests.
During the first 12 months or so I will be trained on the consultant side and put through an official training course, even though there are no legal requirements for a qualification or certification when it comes to international financial planning.
So it is all very exciting, a bit scary, and like I said, risky. But but it could be brilliant. I haven’t been to China before, but I really like all the other parts of Asia I have been to so I can’t see why this would be different.
On another note, I’m back on my medication for those of you who know about that. Its going really well and was a smart move.
I have also started yoga lessons here, I’m hoping to get back to a point where I remember it so that I can keep it going when I move.
And last but not least, Dan. We have had some rough patches, which was bound to happen, but things are going well now. It’s going to be sad to leave him (again), the current plan is to spend some time together at Christmas (assuming that I have holidays then) and he is going to come to China for 3 months in April. We can’t plan too much because I really don’t know how my money situation is going to, but we are sure we can work it out.
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