As an online freelancer, I have to find a way to create a budget with my fluctuating income each month. I never make the same amount, and as an online freelancer income isn’t always stable.
Some months I don’t make any income for a few weeks, and then it all comes in at the end of the month.
Other times, all of my income comes in one week and the other 3 weeks almost feel like a complete loss. This is usually because work can vary from week to week, and also because sometimes clients have a 45 day or 60 day wait before they can pay me for my services. As a freelancer, weeks where I don’t get paid much almost feel like everything is just going downhill, even though I know it’s not.
It’s really difficult to get out of that mindset.
There are also several parts that going into online freelancing that I have to include in my budget, such as having an emergency fund, paying for my own health insurance, saving for retirement, paying my own taxes, and so on.
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It’s really hard to budget especially if it should have to be with those several others that are significant. Me too, I do budget for my efund, for my retirement and so on. It is really better to be secured in the future.
I struggle with this. Last month was CRAZY busy for me, I had to even turn down work. This week? Dead. Planning a budget is really hard when there’s no consistency.