airtommy Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 In "When Irish Eyes Are Crying" Izzy has become a professional dog walker. Little did Izzy know this would become a lucrative profession. If only he had stuck with it! New York man quits $40,000 teaching job to make $120K as a DOG WALKER - and buys home and starts college fund for his one-year-old! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11679777/New-York-man-quit-40-000-teaching-job-make-120K-DOG-WALKER.html A New York City man quit his $40,000 per-year job as a teacher to walk dogs full time, and now pulls in $120,000 and bought a house with his earnings. Michael Josephs previously taught at a special-needs school in the Financial District of Manhattan, and in 2019 started walking dogs on the side to supplement his income. The 32-year-old quickly racked up a pile of clients - fueled by the surge in pandemic adoptions - and realized he could make enough to do the job full time, so he quit his teaching position and started Parkside Pups. Since then, Josephs has been able to use his earnings to buy a house in New Jersey and begin building a college fund for his infant. He told The New York Post the job was 'a blessing.' Michael Josephs and a satisfied customer. He began walking dogs professionally in 2019 Josephs has dozens of regular customers that he and his employees walk for While earning $38,000 as a teacher, Josephs would walk and train his Labrador Mix, Willy, in Prospect Park after work. Passersby noticed how obedient Willy was, and began to ask Josephs if he would be interested in walking their dogs. While charging $20 for 30-minute walks, he quickly grew a regular client list, and in July of 2019 decided to walk fulltime and started Parkside Pups. By the end of the year he'd earned $35,000 - nearly as much as he'd earned teaching in a year in half as much time. Josephs with his Labrador mix Willy. While living in Brooklyn he regularly trained the dog in Prospect Park Josephs walking dogs. The business allowed him to buy a house in New Jersey Josephs told The Post business waned when the pandemic closed down NYC, but that it returned immediately after New Yorkers came home. Though he lost his health insurance when he started his own business, he is taken care of under his wife's non-profit job. 'I'm amazed by the lifestyle I can have as a business owner,' Josephs said. He has since hired five full-time employees, works with five freelance walkers, and walks dogs from Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan, and is soon expanding into New Jersey. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCBman Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Haaa! Great post! He was a man ahead of his time. Izzy was just too short-sighted and chased the quick buck. As the song says, the lure of easy money has a very strong appeal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Something about setbacks and Iococca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicefan7777 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 You never know when the opportunity will come knocking at your door. Nice story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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