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By: 5starsitebuilder

5starsitebuilder — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:33:51 +0000

Many people when they ask what do you do, if you say ”i work from home” they give you a strange look. The norm is for people to get up and go to work in the morning, 9-5 just like little robots. But is this really a life? and how much of us actually want this?

I have done many jobs in the past and was never happy with any of them, I prefer to dance to my own tunes, work toward my own deadlines. This motivates me and I enjoy my work more and thus do a better job.
My new job title is ” a bum” who loves his life,has time for his family and who has a more than average bank balance.

By: P

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:50:15 +0000

Thanks, Ken. Unfortunately, I’m unlikely to get laid off and even less likely to be able to save money on my current salary. And probably the only way I’m going to make more money is to move to another state or freelance out of state. The latter is my preference!

By: Eliza Amos

Eliza Amos — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:37:58 +0000

I’d like to second the suggestion to resist temptation to take another office job. It’s common to successfully escape your job, gain perspective, and forget what made you want to start your own business in the first place … especially when your bank account begins to run dry. But hang in there. Temping, odd jobs, and unrelated freelance work are (in my mind) better than surrendering to the grind again! Eventually the “real” work starts to fall into place.

By: Kenn Wilson

Kenn Wilson — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:21:08 +0000

P: For some people (myself included as of about a week ago) the easiest way to get into self-employment is to be laid off. It’s not the kind of thing that can be intentionally arranged, unfortunately, but it enables you to collect unemployment for a bit of a safety net while you establish your own business.

Failing this, save up for it. Save enough to cover expenses for three to six months (and “expenses” really means the bare minimum of rent, utility bills, etc) and quit your job. Living off savings is scary but if you start picking up client work right away, even if it’s only one-off gigs from Craigslist at first, you’ll have some money coming in to cover the rest of what you need. If you’re disciplined (and good at what you do) you will hopefully have sufficient regular income before your safety net savings runs out.

By: P

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:45:30 +0000

Thank you for this. I am recently finished with grad school and stuck in a soul-sucking day job while I try to figure out how to make the leap to freelance work. I know I can be successful if I just have enough time to establish myself. How do you bridge that gap? Loans? Cash in your retirement account? Any other ideas?