Freelance Finance

Personal finance for freelancers is a tricky topic for many reasons, perhaps the most obvious of which is that our work lives—and the erratic payments that often go along with it—look a lot different than most people’s. Saving for retirement is a must for anyone who doesn’t want to spend their golden years panicked about [...]

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Paying yourself first is the cardinal rule of all income-earners, whether you are a self-employed freelancer or not. As you may have noticed, Mire and I like to call this feeding the monkey. Suppose you decide to save 15 percent of your income. Save it as follows: 10 percent to a retirement account, and 5 [...]

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