Another remarkable freelance friend—a brilliant writer and researcher—has, just yesterday, taken a full-time job. This comes after years of very successful, but tiring, work on her own. She will be performing the exact same kind of duties, except she will be performing them for a law firm. I am happy for her. Why? Because she [...]
Another one falls by the wayside…
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Death and Taxes · Getting Organized · Non Sequiturs, Rants and Whines · Pay Yourself First · People Like Us · Saving
16 Things Freelancers Must Know… #3: Pay yourself first
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Getting Organized · Pay Yourself First · Pleasures of the freelance life · The Emergency Fund · The Retirement Fund