by dankeelan | Apr 26, 2023 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Tips
Between the Great Resignation and the waves of tech layoffs, more people are interested in freelance work. Freelancing hit an all-time high in 2022, with 39% of professionals taking on some form of contract work, according to a survey from Upwork....
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2023 | Career, Featured, Gig Workers
Have you been feeling the urge to quit your W-2 job and become a freelancer? Many people are in the same boat, and the number of freelance workers is on the rise. Zippia found that in 2022, there were 70.4 million freelancers in the U.S., a number that has steadily...
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers
Among workers surveyed, 61% cited that they complete gig work for their primary income, a nearly 3x increase from 2021, where 21% of those surveyed said the same. Hinting at increasing economic instability, the number of workers who have left, or plan to leave,...
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
When viewed through a British lens, one of the big questions of the American economy is how the tireless U.S. worker ever manages to retire. It’s been less than a century (1934) since FDR established Social Security as a measure to provide for Americans past their...
by dankeelan | Apr 11, 2023 | Gig Workers, Remote Work
Many have heard of gig jobs like Uber, DoorDash and Instacart, but research shows the gig economy is continuing to expand, with people now using their homes as new streams of income. Jon Sanders rents out his backyard to dog owners through Sniffspot. “So...
by dankeelan | Apr 11, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
More than three-fourths of U.S. gig workers expect to rely on their own savings for the bulk of their retirement income, while three in 10 say they never will retire. “The situation with American freelance workers is a call to action for the financial services...
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