Comments on:

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:50:00 +0000

Andrew, freedom has a ton of contingencies. Honestly, it’s a bit of a myth that we freelancers are truly free to do what we want. We can, but if we’d like to eat or not get evicted, we’re just the same old 9-to-5 as anyone else.

But there’s always the dream to hang on to. You know the one – where we all write our best seller and spend our days reading the reviews from our yachts…. ;))

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:44:00 +0000

I’ve lived with financial uncertainty my entire life, and it’s still more palatable to me than being stuck in someone else’s office. I’m fortunate though — my “day job” involved working in the arts — working in theatre, film and television. So I’ve been able to structure my life that way. I made a choice a long time ago to leave the 9-5 world. I’ve had to give up a lot of what’s considered “normal” and, for me, it’s been worth it.

Every time I’ve made a decision to take a job purely on finances, I’ve regretted it. The toll has been more than the cash was worth.

When I’ve taken a job because it itnerests me, it’s paid off both financially and emotionally, and often opened new opportunities I would never have thought of.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:52:00 +0000

Then there are those of us who have the 9-to-5, have had it forever, and are looking for the opportunity to … is “break free” the best term?

Nice post, Lori.