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🛑 My name is Julia. I'm 32. I live in Brussels, in the Schaerbeek area.. I'm self-employed. But yesterday I bought my dad a Volkswagen Tiguan straight from the dealership. All because of one thing I stumbled onto. ——— I work as a self-employed hair colorist. I rent a chair in a salon near the canal in Brussels city centre. I’ve been working for myself for nearly 5 years now. From the outside, everything probably looks pretty lush — Instagram feed full of fresh balayage transformations, regular clients, iced coffee on the go, running my own little business. But there’s one thing nobody really tells you about freelancing in hair: if you’re not standing at that chair holding a hairdryer and foil, you’re earning €0. In a good month, I used to bring in around €2,600 net income. Sounds decent? It really isn't. Here are the actual expenses in Brussels: Rent for a 1-bed flat: €1,100 (prices are climbing fast, but moving areas after my breakup wasn't an option) Salon chair rent: €420 Bills & broadband: €130 Professional hair products & supplies (bleach, toners, foils, treatments): €280 Transport (West Yorkshire bus & train pass + Ubers): €75 Food & groceries: €230 Miscellaneous (clothes, unexpected expenses): €100–€120 Leftover in a good month: around €265. No proper holidays. No real savings for the future. You’re just running on a hamster wheel to keep up with bills. ——— I’ve been on my own for two years now, since me and my ex split up and I stayed in this rented flat by myself. Every Sunday I call my dad. He asks: "How are things, Jul?" I say: "Yeah, all good dad, fully booked with clients." He goes: "You sure?" I say: "Yeah, honest dad, don't worry." He always knows when I'm lying. He just doesn't push it. He’s 59. Spent 32 years working as a railway technician at the Northern Rail depot in Brussels. Heavy manual labor, late shifts, freezing cold depots in winter. Never had a proper new car of his own, never went abroad more than once every ten years.
