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Lessons learned from a self-employed novice
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Lessons learned from a self-employed novice: Create. Meltdown. Invoice. Repeat.


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Seven months after leaving her feathery, employment nest, Esther O'Moore Donoghue has some discovered some key insights about working for yourself. It involves talking about money, thinking about money, worrying about money as well as being alone and asking for help.

The last pay check from my full-time ‘real’ job was seven-ish months ago. Seven-ish months since I left my feathery, employment nest. Whilst I do miss the regular, predictable deposits into my account at the end of each month, half a year in, I (still) don’t regret my decision. That’s not to say it’s all been milk and honey. In my pre-resignation fantasies, I told myself ‘’Once I go freelance I’ll be able to get...

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