I am an current employee at active wellness.
I can understand a need to keep your expenses down. Especially in the early stages of your profession. But I recommend that your education be second in your business expenses only to your business overhead expenses. It is investing in you to get as much education as you can. I am fortunate to find educational growth almost as enjoyable as my physical workouts. Time wise, I put in at least four hours a week for studying. And that doesn’t include time spent on researching material for specific client issues. The best advice I can give anyone is to make a career in a field that you would spend hours on for free if it wasn’t your career. If you don’t want to study your career subject, maybe it isn’t the right career for you. Not that I am accusing anyone of not being passionate about what they do, but there are many people working in jobs they hate. How could someone just do that day after day and not do something about?