by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2022 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, Retirement
Gig workers, like everyone else, deserve a pension. Freelancers, contract workers, self-employed, temp workers, on-call employees, and individuals with side hustles make up a significant component of our economy. Currently, 57 million Americans are estimated to be gig...
by dankeelan | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
Being well organized and having good time-management and self-starter skills can help you better succeed at freelancing. It can also be beneficial for freelancers to have good money-management skills. In most cases, freelance workers don’t make a set regular...
by dankeelan | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers
In recent years, the gig economy has grown to the extent that it now employs an estimated 34% of the U.S. workforce. Our reliance on gig workers was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic as many aspects of the traditional economy shut down. Consumers continue to...
by dankeelan | Oct 5, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
Detroit bass player Grover “GT” Tigue knows too well about the wildly varying rhythms of the gig economy. Tigue has been a musician for the past 21 years, but he saw his bookings crash for roughly a year during the pandemic. “I didn’t start gigging in 2021 until about...
by dankeelan | Sep 28, 2021 | Career, Finance, Tips
You may want to ditch your commute permanently or leave a job that you hate. Yet before you quit, you’ll want to make sure your financial house is in order. Not only will it help you survive a period of unemployment, it will help you focus on finding your next...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Featured, Finance, Tips
Being an entrepreneur is a lot more demanding — both physically and mentally — than most people think. The majority of entrepreneurs work far more than 40 hours a week, and most don’t make nearly as much money as they would if they were working a corporate job in a...
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