There are people who want to take your money, and there are those who genuinely want to help. I first met Tristan Blaine, Esq. and founder of Law Soup several years ago at a Freelancers Union SPARK meetup. He was super friendly, kind and helpful. I’ve seen him volunteer for different organizations around Los Angeles […]
Hello! I know it’s been a minute since I last posted. As you can see, there have been some changes on the blog. Namely, my former site Cheapsters has undergone a bit of rebrand and new look. Why the change? Well, in recent years my content has been veering more toward helping freelancers with their […]
Well, I used to hate money. This may come as a surprise, as I’m known as a gal who has a pretty decent relationship with her money. However, my prudent money-saving habits didn’t originate from a TV sitcom-esque family, where mother and father dutifully used trips to the supermarket to teach their children budgeting basics. […]
Lately I’ve been wanting to experiment with different things. Things I feel like I’m late to the game on. Like learning how to play the guitar, write music, make videos, record podcasts. While these things aren’t out of my reach, I know that there are a lot of people who have been at it for […]
So when I decided to take the plunge and pursue freelancing full-time a couple years back, I did so with the intention of having time to work on some personal projects, namely a collection of short stories. Now that I’ve been getting this itch to also write a book to help artists and freelancers with […]
As a self-described minimalist freelancer, I’m really reluctant to sign up for new apps and tools to run my freelance business. That’s because I feel like there are only so many things you need. It’s far too easy to get bombarded with the latest apps or tools claiming to save you time and money and […]
So the other day a fellow freelancer shared this post on the dark side of the gig economy. Naturally, I was curious. What was this “dark side” of the gig economy? Were there child labor slaves working at Uber? A conglomerate comprised of side hustlers funneling water from drought-stricken areas? Nope, it turned out the post […]
By Argel Sabillo, Levee Freelancers are all hustling to do one job: Make money. They are balancing the creative process with client expectations—the last thing on their minds is paying taxes. Consequently, many freelancers ignore the fact they are required to pay estimated taxes four times a year until tax time comes around and the […]
As I’ll be focusing on friendship this month, I’ve been thinking a lot about how freelancers can help each other out, particularly with raking in more moola. During my first full year of freelancing, my friends have been my bedrock. They’ve been there to commiserate about everything from assignments from hell to stressful times. We […]
When I was in between jobs a few years ago, I was scurrying around like a crazed rat that had lost its way in a maze. The week after I had been let go from a one-year contract job as a personal finance writer for an insurance company, I met with a bunch of different […]
