When I made the leap to become fully self-employed (a whopping 6 years ago) planning for maternity leave was the furthest thing from my mind. At the time, I was 23 years old and my business was my baby. But now I’m getting ready for a real, live human baby to join my family, and…
But the one thing about freelancing that I absolutely hate (besides self-employment taxes) is paying PayPal fees.
PayPal fees are so irritating to me. I hate it when I send out my invoices for freelance work I’ve completed only to have a chunk of my income taken away by PayPal.
For the longest time, I wondered if there were any legitimate ways to help decrease PayPal fees so I could keep more of my freelance income. After a year of working my business online, I’ve come up with a few strategies to decrease my PayPal fees. Now I’m sharing them with you so you can keep more of your money too!
One of the things I hate hearing the most whenever I visit the doctor is that I need to be more active and less sedentary.
Because of that, I’ve been trying to find every way I can to add more walking and standing into my day. But it’s tough when you work at a desk on a computer all day long.
This is exactly why standing desks were invented.
Of course, like regular desks, standing desks come in a variety of sizes and styles. Below are some of the best standing desks for home offices.
If you’re busy and not always able to watch much TV, you may decide that the high price of cable isn’t worth it! That’s what happened to me a few years ago.
I found other hobbies to occupy my time instead of always turning on the TV. Then, I couldn’t justify paying such a high price for my cable subscription. So, I canceled it and I’ve never looked back!
I’ve saved over $2,000 just because I eliminated that one bill from by budget over two years ago.
The best part? I still get to watch all of my favorite TV shows, even though I don’t have a cable subscription. Here are a few ways you can watch TV without cable, too.
Many people believe that if you love your work and are passionate about it, you can’t make a good living. Maybe you can’t even pay all the bills. We’ve all heard of the “starving artist”, right? That lead many people to believe that work security and building a financially secure life was more important than…
If you’ve been working in the online world for a while, you’ve most likely come across QuickBooks Online, or it’s many other sub-products. But, you may not have heard about QuickBooks Self-Employed.
If you haven’t, QuickBooks Self-Employed is an online accounting system that may be the perfect fit for you and your accounting system needs.
Here’s my QuickBooks Self-Employed review, so you can find out if I recommend it, and if it’s the right choice for you and your business.