Freelance Finance

Muck and Mire’s guide to financial serenity for the self-employed

Freelance Finance header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'Gurus'

The Zen of Grinding

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

The phrase “keep your nose to the grindstone” took on new meaning for me Friday, when Mire and I attended a woodworking class given by master craftsman, author, and self-employed worker Andy Rae. Though the class was about sharpening woodworking tools, I couldn’t help finding a double meaning in much of what Rae said.
I […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Getting Organized · Gurus · Non Sequiturs, Rants and Whines · People Like Us · Pleasures of the freelance life

How to Organize Your Paper Financial Records

February 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have been reviewing how I organize and store financial records I accumulate in my twin roles as human being and freelancer. Both David Bach, author of the Finish Rich series and David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, promote systems for filing away paper in such a way that you can actually find it […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Books · Death and Taxes · Getting Organized · Gurus

Why the personal finance press fails us

September 1st, 2007 · No Comments

We read everything we can about personal finance, and I have to say, it usually disappoints us. Eighty percent of the time, writers, editors and gurus make the assumption that they are talking to an audience of people who have a steady paycheck, health insurance and a retirement plan at work. If you are, in […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Books · Gurus · Magazines · Non Sequiturs, Rants and Whines · Pay Yourself First · People Like Us · Pluralis Majestatis · Saving · Savings goals and dreams · What We're Reading