Freelancer Finances: Payments
If you’re a freelancer, you probably know the struggle of finding a payment method that works for both you and your client. As digital as everything is these days, many clients still prefer to pay freelancers via paper checks.
Freelancer Finances: Getting Started
It takes a lot to decide to work for oneself, so first – congratulations! You’re already on the path toward greater financial freedom. That said, living life as a freelancer is no walk in the park, and it’s easy to get lost before figuring out how to stand on your own two feet.
Freelancer Finances: Quit Eating Out, and Plan Your Meals
That’s what steady paychecks can do – you start spending money you don’t actually have “knowing” you’ll get paid again soon—a vicious route to all kinds of debt.
Freelancers: are you charging too little?
Back when I taught college (oh, those poor kids), I was given a flat rate as a guest lecturer. I don’t remember precisely what the rate was, but I do remember it was a pittance.
Freelancers: It’s tax time… Do you know where your money is?
Taxes are a pain for everyone. And whether you do them yourself (ugh), take them to one of those big tax prep companies (where I’ve always known more about tax law than my preparer), or use an actual accountant-type person (my suggestion), there are unique headaches freelancers face.
How to Improve Your Communication Skills
There’s a good chance that poor communication has had a negative impact on at least one aspect of your life. Whether it’s work, your friendships, romantic relationships, or your children, you can probably cite one recent time where a miscommunication made life way harder than it needed to be.
Money Ignorance or Money Avoidance? Why we struggle to manage our finances.
A whopping 78% of Americans live a cash flow lifestyle, meaning they cover their expenses and indulgences from week-to-week or month-to-month, then run out of money and wait until the next check is deposited into their checking account. In a country that prides itself on having so much at its fingertips, how is it that the vast majority of its citizens can’t stretch their pay more than 6-8 weeks on average?
Need to Make a Budget? Here’s How to Start
“We need to make budgets. We need to stick to those budgets.” You’ve heard these phrases countless times. Sure, we need budgets. But it’s hard to know what to budget for when you don’t know what you’re spending.
Tax refunds: eight ideas on what to do with them
It’s that time of year, and hopefully the tax fairy is giving you a nice refund instead of asking for more of your money.
The age-old question: rent or buy your home?
Each time I think I’ve heard the last word on whether it’s better to rent or own a home, I get a call or text from a friend who’s deciding between re-upping a lease or making the big investment, and wants to hear about my experience.
