Hey there, freelancers and gig economy warriors!
A topic that hits close to home for many of us these days: managing our finances in the wild world of freelancing and inconsistent income. Below we dive into some strategies for those whose income is as consistent as the Southern Alberta...
Be honest, when’s the last time you slowed down?
Hear me out. Maybe you started your business 15 years ago with a couple of shovels and a beat-up truck, a laptop and a dream, or using your kitchen as Grand Central for your shipping operations. Although it still might feel like you’re...
Name something else that you pay for just to hope and pray never to use it. Paying insurance premiums for anything stinks. Period.
But you know what stinks more?
ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɪᴅꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ.
ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ꜱɪᴢᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ...
As an (almost) 40 year-old, non-smoking male, I pay about $600 a month for my disability and critical illness policies. Madness, right?!
It hurts my soul to watch a truck payment come out of our account every month to go towards something I hope and pray I will never EVER have to use.
But...
**𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚**
This is borderline too insensitive to write, but I think it is important enough to risk offending some. I mean no harm, nor to be overly dramatic - but let's talk!
It breaks my heart to see a fundraiser for a family that is left behind because someone died unexpectedly. Sadly we...