53% of hospitality & shift workers want to quit! Wanting out isn't a plan. 🍳➡️🏋️ I went back to full-time hospo for the wages, and it cost me years. Here's what actually got me out: ✅ Built the business while still getting paid ✅ Dropped to weekends only, work your side hussle Mon–Thu ✅ Saved a runway before walking ✅ Pick the exit date on purpose

2021–2024 in hospo: $110,000 a year, 60 hours a week. That’s about $35 an hour. 2026, full-time with Tranzit Fitness: on track for $80K, working 35 hours a week. That’s over $40 an hour. Less money on paper. More money per hour. And 25 hours a week back. I didn’t leave hospo to get rich. I left to get my life back. 30 years of doubles, split shifts, someone else’s roster, no weekends and constant stress. The aim was simple. Replace your hospo wage, don’t beat it. Once that’s covered, you get: - More time - More freedom - More flexibility - Less stress - Your own roster That’s the exit. You don’t have to blow up your income. You just have to match it on your own terms. In the video I open my actual tracker and walk through it week by week. 👇 Comment your hospo wage and your real weekly hours, not your payslip hours. That’s your first target.m

Your Business Fund — What $90 a Week Builds "I can't afford to start." I've heard it a hundred times. So let's run the numbers on a real hospo wage. $90 a week is $4,680 a year, which is enough to get qualified inside 12 months, even with a top-end course. What a $75,000 Chef Actually Takes Home These use the 2026–27 Australian resident tax rates: 0% up to $18,200, 15% from $18,201 to $45,000, 30% from $45,001 to $135,000, 37% from $135,001 to $190,000 and 45% above that, plus the 2% Medicare levy. - Gross salary: $75,000 a year / $1,442 a week - Income tax: –$13,020 a year / –$250 a week - Medicare levy (2%): –$1,500 a year / –$29 a week - Take-home pay: $60,480 a year / $1,163 a week Super is paid on top at 12% and doesn't come out of your pay. A Realistic Weekly Budget ($1,163) - Rent: $450 — modest one-bedder or a room in a share house (Melbourne prices) - Groceries: $120 — prep on your day off, staff meal on shift - Eating out and coffee: $40 - Utilities: $35 — power, gas, water - Phone and internet: $25 - Car, fuel: $50 - Car, rego: $17 — about $900 a year - Car, insurance: $23 — about $1,200 a year - Car, maintenance: $15 — servicing, tyres - Contents insurance: $5 - Gym membership: $20 - Personal and clothing: $30 — toiletries, haircuts, work gear - Subscriptions: $15 — streaming, music, apps - Social and entertainment: $60 - Emergency fund: $80 — build to three months of expenses - PT business fund: $90 — your way out - Buffer and extra savings: $88 — covers surprises, or tops up the business fund - Total: $1,163 - What $90 a Week Pays For 1. Months 1–8: Cert III and IV in Fitness. Most providers offer payment plans (Chapter 4 has the detail). 2. Month 9: First Aid and CPR, PT insurance and registration. 3. Months 10–12: Starter home gym gear (dumbbells, bands, bench, mat), a basic coaching app, and a simple booking link. Saved at $90 a week: - 1 year: $4,680 - 2 years: $9,360 - 3 years: $14,040 -