YFP 231: From Pharmacist to Calligraphy Artist Working with A-List Celebrities

Your Financial Pharmacist

Rosie Chhun talks about how her side hustle turned main hustle afforded her the ability to pay off $180k in student loans.

Key Points From This Episode

• Hear about Rosie's roots as a pharmacy technician and her journey in pharmacy school.
• Having to re-evaluate how she was moving forward and paying off her $180,000 debt.
• How paying the minimum hardly touched the interest accruing every month.
• How Rosie's love of calligraphy intersected with starting a business to pay off her debt.
• What galvanized her to take action and become financially literate.
• Reinvesting back into her business every time things were going well!
• Arriving at her successful business model with virtually no overhead costs.
• Just getting started, and continuing to learn and evolve as things go on.
• The two different pillars that make up Rosie’s business: live events and coaching!
• The gradual transition from an expensive hobby to a flourishing business.
• How the stress and burnout of the pandemic was the final motivator to leave pharmacy and commit to full-time entrepreneurship.
• Developing resiliency and not being afraid to take calculated risks.
• Intentionally growing as the demand increases and getting a supportive team.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode

• Wander Crafter Calligraphy & Signs
• YFP Planning: Financial Planning for Pharmacists
• Book a free Discovery Call with YFP Planning
• Create a Comprehensive Estate Plan with Thoughtful Wills
• Dave Ramsey
• Craft Academy
• Follow Rosie Chhun on Instagram: @wandercrafter
• Follow Rosie Chhun on TikTok: @wandercrafter
• Rosie Chhun|Wandercrafter Youtube
• Your Financial Pharmacist Disclaimer and Disclosures