Posts Tagged ‘finances’

Link Love: November 21

What a week! It started out on a somber note, with an overnight trip down to MD for a cousin’s funeral, but quickly turned around, with a job offer, my very first career coaching teleclass, and some exciting new projects. Excitement! While I go do my happy dance (again), I’ll leave you to read this week’s link [...]

Coffee Break: Becoming Money in the Bank

My husband battled his fears of eventual bankruptcy by supporting my decision to leave my staff job and pursue freelancing full-time. And when I succeeded in bringing in my former staffer income within half a year as a freelancer, I sort of wanted to wiggle my butt and point and scream “In! Your! Face!” The [...]

Giving Notice: How To Make That Final Leap

Photo: ‘Derek J’ by Phil Watt It’s been almost a year since I left behind a viable book publishing career for the terrifying uncertainty of freelancedom. A questionable move considering that, three years before, I had been applying to just about any full-time staff job I could conceivably be considered qualified for. To make an [...]