Dealing with our finances is hard enough when we have a steady W-2 salary. When you add the complexities of variable income and managing business expenses, it becomes even more difficult. 

More and more of us are going to experience working as a freelancer at some point in our careers. It’s predicted that freelancers are going to be the workforce majority within the next decade. 

The good news is that there are some very doable - yet extremely impactful - things you can do to set yourself up for financial success as a freelancer or entrepreneur.  

When I wrote The 30-Day Money Cleanse, I didn’t share much of my journey along the way because I was completely terrified of becoming an author and having my book out in the world. I wanted you to know about it but I also wanted to hide.

This time, I promise to take you along for the wild ride and to share in the joy and success of this book because I couldn’t do it without you. I’ve compiled all of your book process questions and answered them here. Don’t hesitate to keep them coming. I can always add to this list.

Habits are behaviors we repeat, and over time they have a tremendous impact. Our money habits are important for both our personal and business lives but as entrepreneurs our money habits often keep us from achieving our financial goals.

When we earn a salary, we can get away with some less-than-ideal money habits, but as entrepreneurs they really come back to smack us in the face.

I was saddened but not surprised to see survey results that showed that female creative freelancers are charging 47% less than their male counterparts. The same survey showed that women were two times more likely to charge by the hour (instead of by project) and three times more likely to have a public rate sheet. Two things that result in earning 42% and 15% less, respectively.