Freelancing
The Basics of Budgeting
The following is an excerpt from “Art & Numbers: A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class.” We also picked Elaine’s brain on money management for the creative class. Check out that Q&A here.... ➡
Money Management for the Creative Class
A Q&A with Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Author of “Arts & Numbers” ➡
Home Office? Check. Deduct it? Hmmmm....
Business owners love to find ways to lower their taxes. But the IRS has lots of finicky rules for home office deductions that make it less appealing than it might seem at first glance. But all that is about to change. The IRS has announced a new... ➡
The #1 Tax Problem You Don't Want
Whether you’re raking in big profits or your business is in its infancy, you must keep your business and personal finances separate—for tax purposes and two other important reasons. First, in order to grow your company (and not get tripped up by... ➡
Flying Solo: Can a Nervous Nellie Be a Freelancer?
I’m the last person you’d imagine striking out on her own. I’ve always liked the camaraderie of having like-minded colleagues, the comfort of getting a paycheck every two weeks, and funding my retirement with a 401k. Need I add that I’m extremely... ➡
Flying solo: The financial side of Freelancing
So far, I’ve been amazed (and a little unprepared) for all the tiny and not-so-tiny things it takes to start even a low-overhead, one-person enterprise like mine. In the past two or so months, I’ve had to:1) Research and buy a new printer and... ➡
Five Ways to Kill It as a Freelancer
It used to be that if you described yourself as “freelance,” people didn’t take you seriously. Not anymore. A recent survey by the consulting firm MBO partners estimates that by 2020, at least half of the country’s workforce will have gone... ➡
