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How to Budget Your Freelance Income Like a Real CowboyIn an episode of 30 Rock, Liz Lemon refers to the freelancer as a “modern-day cowboy.” Because projects come and go, it’s difficult to sustain a steady lifestyle, since you can strike gold one day and then be stuck in a barren wasteland the next. Here’s how to make it work… http://www.youthedesigner.com/2011/11/16/how-to-budget-your-freelance-income-like-a-real-cowboy/
Tax Tips for the Newly Self-EmployedIt’s one of the greatest challenges of being self-employed: dealing with taxes. Here are some tips that will help you get started without running into tax problems down the road. http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/legal-hr/2011/11/18/tax-tips-for-newly-self-employed/
8 Reasons Freelancers Should Charge More Than EmployeesFiguring out how much to charge clients is one of the great challenges of freelancing. And what freelancer Eugene Farber is about to tell you isn’t going to make it any easier… He says that, as a freelancer, you should charge more than you would be making as an employee! Here are a few [...] 5 Reasons Businesses Need Separate Checking AccountsSo you’re starting your own business or becoming an independent contractor. It’s still too early to get an accountant, an assistant, or a bank account, right? Well, think twice about the last one. Here are five reasons to open a business checking account. http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/11/03/five-reasons-businesses-need-separate-checking/
Best Retirement Plans for the Self-EmployedRemember when you used to work for someone else and were always hearing about that 401(k) thing? Back then, you probably were too young to care much about it. But now … Anyway, here are some options for saving for retirement while you’re self employed, courtesy of financial expert Kimberly Lankford. http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/ask/archive/best-retirement-plans-for-the-selfemployed.html
Finding Financial Stability When You're Self-EmployedWe love working for ourselves. We make our own hours. We can take really, really long lunches. We can sleep until noon and work until midnight. But what we don’t love is the lack of a steady paycheck. Here’s how one entrepreneur, Penelope Trunk, deals with the income fluctuations. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2011/10/19/finance-tips-for-the-self-employed/
How to Get Paid What You're WorthWhen you worked full time, you got a regular paycheck. Now that you’re a freelancer, it’s a completely different ballgame. How do you set your rates? How to you respond to clients who want to pay you less than you think you’re worth? How does a woman ensure she gets equal pay? Heather R. Huhman, [...] Are You Financially Ready to Freelance?Becoming a freelancer is exciting, exhilarating, rewarding … put any positive word in there that you’d like. But it’s also financially challenging, especially at the beginning. Are you ready to give up your regular paycheck and make a go of it? http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2011/10/13/are-you-financially-ready-to-freelance/
Deducting Your Start-Up ExpensesOne entrepreneur asks the question: “Can I write off the money I’ve spent to research and prepare to start up my business?” Hear what the expert has to say in response… http://www.chron.com/business/article/Small-business-Q-A-Startups-can-deduct-some-2219935.php
Business Travel Tax Tips for the Self EmployedBusiness travel is a deductible expense. Everyone knows that, right? So, you keep your credit card receipts for your airfare, lodging, meals and other travel-related expenses and everything should be fine when it comes to filing your taxes. Well, not necessarily. http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/technology-web/2011/09/29/business-travel-tax-tips-for-self-employed/#ixzz1ZjO2URpx
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