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Feast or Famine: Freelance Work Fun!

Thus far, I’ve put off getting another “real” job in lieu of building up portable freelance work. If I can get to the income level I aspire to, its unlikely I’ll go back at all! If after another month or two I haven’t reached my goals, then no problem, its back to the 9-5 grind […]

The Distinction Between Your Identity, Career, and Life

I recently came across a very interesting post over at Get Rich Slowly and figured I’d talk a little bit about it. Given my recent transition from a traditional 9-5 to a more unusual part time work and freelance hybrid, I’ve gone through a variety of stages in defining my career and my own identity. […]

Taxes Scare Me

As I continue to build up more freelance projects, I worry about the impact of taxes. While in most matters of Finance I’m at the very least intermediate, I’ve never really had a complex enough situation that I had to itemize or anything like that. I just told the IRS “hey, I earned this, you […]

Working for Yourself and Perception

I’ve noticed a paradigm shift in my approach to work and productivity since I started working for myself. I’m not sure if this is common amongst entrepreneurs or if I just happen to be in a lackluster job previously, but my view of work has changed quite a bit since leaving my job. Lets take […]

Alternate Income Source: Izea

Many popular bloggers, such as DoshDosh, have written on the benefits of building up alternate income through sponsored posts on your blog. Izea is one of the most popular and reliable sources for blog ads, sponsored posts, and even product sampling! Izea”s flagship services, Payperpost and the newly launched Socialspark, help bloggers to earn more […]