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How To Budget As A Freelancer

Last Updated: February 13, 2020 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 3 Comments

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Find out how to budget as a freelancer.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.

Head on over to Diversified Finances to read further.

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Filed Under: Budget, Business Income, Career Tagged With: Budget, Career, Extra Money, Self-employment

About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

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  1. Hannah @ Wise Dollar says

    June 5, 2014 at 7:10 am

    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.

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  2. Christine Berry - Wealth Way Online says

    June 5, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    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.

    Reply

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  1. Everything You Need to Know About Penalty Abatements says:
    September 10, 2014 at 10:32 am

    […] of the law but are taking measures to learn the law, you could qualify for an abatement. You should budget for taxes as a freelancer, of course. On the grounds that you are currently subject to undue hardship or have received a […]

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