There’s nothing quite like completing your tax return to remind you of your duties as a self-employed person! I did mine last week and, before doing so, have to admit that I’d got a little comfortable working both for myself and from home. I usually wait until January to do mine as it’s a useful …
One of the best things about being self-employed is that I get to do the morning school run. I know it’s not the most relaxing of parental responsibilities. This may also raise some eyebrows among people who see me on it every day and I can understand why. I always look exhausted, exasperated and, to …
Welcome to the latest instalment in my series for new bloggers. This time, I’m discussing how to earn money via blogging. It’s something I never imagined I’d end up doing when I wrote my first post, but here I am making a living out of it seven and a half years later. Obviously, this isn’t …
Happy National Freelancers Day! In a little over a month, I’ll have been my own boss for a whole year. When I quit my well-paid but completely miserable existence at a red tape obsessed organisation last summer, I wasn’t sure it would work out. But I took the leap of faith and haven’t looked back since. …
Today is exactly three months since I left my old job to go freelance. I’m significantly poorer financially, but so much happier so I know I made the right choice. There have been a few teething problems as well as the stresses you’d expect about being both my own boss and the only earner in the family, but …