My 2019 Resolution: Do More Things That Don’t Make Any Money

I found myself getting to the end of every day with lots of work done and very little life stuff done.

Funny Money: I Get Paid to Be Funny

A serious look at getting paid to write funny stuff.

How to Survive on a Beginner Freelance Salary: Move to India

Moving to Bombay, India’s New York, helped me go from breaking even to living large.

Balancing Disability and a Career

People assume that everyone who is disabled gets financial assistance, and that’s far from the truth. Just like anyone else, we generally have to work.

Want to Learn How to Build a Freelance Career?

I know I’ve mentioned that I’m teaching an online freelancing course through Hugo House this fall, but I’m mentioning it again because registration is now open.

When You Used to Have a Career — But Now You Don’t

I didn’t change careers by choice.

From Full-Time to Freelance

I had an idea in the back of my head that I wanted to stay home when I had kids — though at the time I wasn’t anywhere near starting a family.

The Easiest Way to Track Your Freelance Receipts

I’ve been a full-time freelancer since 2012, and it took me until this year to put together a good system for tracking my freelance receipts.

I’m Doing My Own Taxes This Year

I’m also getting a refund for the first time since I started freelancing.

I Have Been Trying to Move to the USA for Over 10 Years

Immigration is so expensive!