June 2019: The Setup
Man, 2019 feels like ancient history now, but I still remember scrolling through some lousy article about my star sign. It was titled something ridiculously cheesy like the stuff people click on. Something about “Virgo Career June 2019 Money Prediction: Follow these easy steps to boost your income quickly!” It hit me right when I was flat broke. I was doing a bunch of freelance gigs that month, maybe pulling in fifteen hundred bucks, tops. I was sick of it. I needed a jumpstart. I needed quick money, so I figured, why not? I was desperate enough to try some cosmic nonsense.
The article had a few basic-sounding steps. Nothing revolutionary, but it packaged them up nicely under a horoscope umbrella. I decided I was going to treat it like a serious business project. I was going to follow the steps and record the entire process. I pulled out a fresh notebook—yes, a physical one—and wrote “Project: June Boost” right on the cover. I was hyped up.
The So-Called “Easy Steps” I Implemented
The prediction was pure simple psychology garbage, but I committed to it. Here is what I actually did right out of the gate:
- Step 1: Focus on High-Value Clients. I actually took this one seriously. I dumped the two smallest gigs I had (one was editing a newsletter for fifty bucks a week) and pivoted hard. I spent three full days doing nothing but researching companies I admired, the ones that looked like they actually had cash. I wrote personalized pitches. Not canned emails.
- Step 2: Network Aggressively for 72 Hours. This meant I wasn’t allowed to work on actual projects. I had to spend three days straight just chatting with people. I reached out to ten contacts a day. Ten old coworkers, old clients, people I met at some conference a year prior. I wasn’t asking for money or work, I was just connecting. I basically forced myself to make noise.
- Step 3: Liquidate a Forgotten Asset. The article talked about finding some old stock or something, which I didn’t have. But I had a stack of old electronics and camera gear sitting in a closet I hadn’t touched in years. I dragged it all out, researched the current resale price, and listed everything on a local marketplace. No hesitation.
I did all that. I executed the plan for the first ten days of June. I pushed myself further than I had in months. My notebook filled up fast with names, dates, and ‘Pending’ notes. I felt the hustle. But, honestly, the money? It wasn’t boosting quickly. I had one potential client contact me back, and the camera gear was getting annoying lowball offers. My bank account looked exactly the same as it did on May 31st. The universe was clearly not checking my horoscope.
Mid-Month Crisis and the Real Pivot
Then, the real world decided to intervene and show me how quickly money can actually move—in the wrong direction. Around June 15th, I woke up, got in my old beater of a sedan—a car I bought for cheap years ago—and drove out to meet a potential client from that Step 1 research. About five miles down the highway, I heard the single worst grinding, metal-on-metal noise I have ever heard in my life. The engine absolutely blew up. I coasted to the shoulder. I called a tow truck. I sat there for two hours just staring at the wreck. The mechanic later confirmed what I already knew: totaled. Done. Scrap metal.
Suddenly, the silly “money prediction” wasn’t relevant. I didn’t need to boost my income; I needed to replace four thousand dollars for a down payment on a reliable used car, and I needed it yesterday. I was immobile, and my job literally required me to drive to meet people.
I tossed the horoscope notebook in the passenger seat and grabbed a sheet of graph paper. My initial plan was garbage. The true “easy steps” were about to start.
The Real “Quick Boost” Steps That Actually Worked
I realized the real power wasn’t in some cosmic alignment; it was in the network I already built and the willingness to just straight-up ask for help, disguised as work. I scrapped the pitch emails and started dialing.
- I called every single person from that Step 2 list who had responded nicely. I skipped the small talk. I told them, “Hey, I need a fast four hundred dollars. I’m taking on tiny, rush jobs only. You got an emergency project? A quick website fix? Anything at all?” I priced it high for the speed, low for the size.
- I went back to the old clients I had dumped earlier in the month. I apologized for dropping off, and offered two days of intensive, non-stop catch-up work for a flat-rate emergency fee. I demanded payment upon completion.
- That gear I listed? I slashed the prices by 30% instantly. I didn’t care about maximizing profit; I cared about liquidating the inventory now. I met the first three people who messaged me within twelve hours.
I worked like a maniac. I pulled three all-nighters in a row, crashing out on the couch at 5 AM. I forgot what day it was. But by June 22nd—just seven days after the engine failure—I had scraped together enough cash for a decent down payment and the first month’s insurance. I had sold the blown-up car for scrap metal for a meager hundred bucks, but every dollar counted.
The initial prediction was a joke. The real lesson I walked away with was this: the fastest way to boost your income is to have a good reputation and be willing to grind without sleep when your back is against the wall. Don’t look to the stars; look at who you can help right now. That Virgo prediction didn’t bring me a single cent. The sheer panic from a broken engine, that is what made me finally boost my income quickly.
