I'm my own boss. I'm a nanny/professional babysitter. I don't make obscene amounts of money, but I make enough to fund my current lifestyle, as Cyn said. My investment? Well, I didn't pay anything for it the last time, but I will have to pay for it this time around--I got my CPR/First Aid cards for adults, children, and infants. I took child development and psychology classes when I was in university, mostly to set myself apart from other childcare workers. Childcare workers are a dime a dozen, and so completing certifications and learning about child development--and showing prospective clients that you have done these things for the sake of better caring for their kids--it says something. It says I take myself seriously as a childcare worker, that I am more than just your average babysitter. Thus, I can charge more
Eventually I want to go back to school and get my 2-year ECE degree or else go on to study the Montessori Method and train to be a guide. Either way, my ultimate goal is to open my own preschool, wherein I am in charge of the curriculum, how it is taught, and who teaches it. I will still be my own boss.