by Alan on November 30, 2009
I’m a fifteen-year-old Canadian. I have just under eight hundred dollars stashed away in cash. Most of it is Christmas and birthday money from the past few years. I also have an on-and-off job tutoring, so I have a little bit of regular income. My question is, what should I do with my money? I [...]
by Alan on November 25, 2009
Two of the expenses that surprised me a bit when I decided to go freelance were quarterly estimated taxes and self-employment taxes. Because taxes aren’t withheld when you’re self-employed, you have to pay quarterly estimated taxes.
Estimated taxes are a percentage of your income paid to the government based on what you think your tax liability [...]
by Alan on November 23, 2009
Now that we’ve covered some of the basics, I’d like to start focusing these posts on personal finance hurdles specific to freelancers. Don’t worry, if you work a “regular job” you’ll still get a lot out of this site, but my goal here is to help those who own their own business or freelance online.
One [...]