SEP IRA: What You Need to Know
When it comes to retirement options for freelancers, comparing a Solo 401(k) to a SEP IRA can be confusing. Let’s break it down together.
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Early Career
Freelancers: When to Give Yourself a Raise
Letâs have some real talk about freelancing and money matters, shall we? When it comes to running your own freelancing business, solopreneurs face some particular challenges. A major one? Knowing when itâs okay to spend more on personal, day-to-day living expenses. In other words, how can you gauge that itâs time to move some of
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How to Earn More By Side Hustling During the Holidays
To afford the holidays, you mightâve created a special end-of-year budget or you plan to use a few creative hacks to save on gift-giving. But skimp and save as you might, you could still run into holiday debt hangover. If youâre someone who can carve out some time to take on additional work during the
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How Freelancers Can Save on the Cost of Running a Business
When I first started freelancing, I put very little money into my business. Iâm talking practically next to zilch. Besides investing in a reliable laptop, I paid web hosting for my blog, and for a monthly subscription for an online backup service to safeguard my computer files. Fast forward to the present, and while I
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17 Tactics and Skills to Increase Your Earning Potential
The job market is a competitive place, and companies are doing everything they can to attract top talent. Competitive benefits like work from home privileges, dog-friendly offices, and stocked beer fridges are just a few of the things that businesses are implementing to help them stinand out in a crowded marketplace. While it can be
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Scary Money Mistakes From The Freelancer Files
During my first years of freelancing, I diligently logged every assignment, its due date, and the rate. I was proud of staying on top of my freelance work spreadsheets. How naive I was.  When I finally hired an accountant to handle my taxes, he told me that what mattered wasnât when I was assigned the
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Starting an Amazon Business (How to Sell on Amazon Guide)
Amazon has rapidly become one of the largest online marketplaces â in fact, itâs one of the biggest marketplaces of any kind. The site sells everything from paper towels to luxury TVs to jewelry and has grown rapidly from its humble beginnings as a simple bookseller. With a business model that prioritizes consumer convenience and
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Building a Freelancing Business: Try the Patchwork Method
When I was first curious about freelancing, I felt a bit overwhelmed. I wasnât quite sure how to get started, and feared I didnât have what it took to be a successful solopreneur. But hereâs what I learned: The beauty of freelancing is that you donât need to have a fancy degree, or even have
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Student Loans: Which Repayment Plan is Right for You?
When I graduated from college *ahem* eons ago and it came time to pay off my federal student loans, I had no clue there were different options. I opted into the standard repayment plan because I didnât know any better. Looking back, if I had been aware that there are quite a few different repayment options,
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How to Leverage Your Strengths to Be Your Own Boss
Want to hear something funny about freelancing? While a lot of people make the switch to freelancing to âbe their own bossâ or âdo their own thing,â the popular construct of âthe ideal, successful freelancerâ seems to consist of a conspicuously small cluster of traits. This kind of freelancer pounces on every opportunity, is a
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