Betty L. Hamann:  

College See work details. It combines my college and work information. Workplace I have done a few things in my lifetime as far as careers go. I dabbled in Real Estate in the 70's (and worked part-time at Mt. Baldy Lodge so I could eat.) I decided R.E. wasn't for me, so I went back to school to get an Insurance Brokers license and eventually opened up a Commerial lines Agency in Upland called H.I.S. For 18 years the Insurance business was lucretive, and I enjoyed the challenge, but all of that changed when prop 103 was passed in the late 80's. We found ourselves scrambling for markets that were bailing out of Ca. left and right in an effort to avoid paying rebate checks to consumers who had been over charged for insurance. All that remained where the direct writer companies, Allstate, Farmers, State Farm, 20th Century and a handful of others. I became a Farmers Agent in an effort to continue to service existing clients, but their insurance premiums were less competetive and also, commission structures were changing and it became harder and harder to make a decent living at it. I tossed in the towel in 1996 and went back to school.... one more time. Are you wondering if I am actually a professional student by now? I was asking myself that question. I enrolled into the Australasian College of Herbal Studies and got certicates in herbalism, body...Expand for more