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Old 12-01-2006, 04:31 PM
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Here's some great suggesitons for how to budget when you aren't sure of your income:
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Samuel Peery over at the Getting Finances Done wrote a great post last week with some excellent tips on “Budgeting on a self-employed or irregular income.” The info he outlines is some of the best advice I’ve seen for those working from home or looking to make a go at it:
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Old 12-02-2006, 06:50 PM
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I think that article would be useful for all of the self employed workers.
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Old 12-04-2006, 07:55 AM
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thanks for that link, kelkat. it is just so timely since i'm honestly struggling with my funds right now. although much of my problem is my self-discipline, i think it's high time i create a financial system for myself before i get into deeper trouble.
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Old 12-05-2006, 09:21 PM
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That's a nice article.

I think being able to keep a check on expenses is absolutely essential - at one point I didn;t set up a budget for expenses, and found myself simply paying out beyond my means.

Even if I think I *need* something these days, I set up a monthly budget - once the budget is spent, whatever it is the business needed gets pushed back to the next month.
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Old 12-06-2006, 01:45 AM
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Default Re: budgeting tips for the self-employed

Great stuff! I just found this forum! That article was great. I think poor cash flow management and planning are probably th biggest factors in surviving in the self emloyed arena! Its hard to be an expert at what you do and at everything else as well!

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Old 12-10-2006, 07:13 PM
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Hi Derick and welcome to The Finance Forums.
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Old 12-15-2006, 06:22 AM
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Every self employed person is going to have to find "their way" of doing a budget. If there is no regular income, then it becomes a bit more difficult. It can still be done.

Whatever you do - start TODAY!
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Old 12-17-2006, 07:00 AM
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i'm actually learning it the hard way. for a couple of months i only had "almost enough" money for my expenses. it's always nice to have a lot of allowance in case some inevitable events happen.
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Old 12-21-2006, 05:31 AM
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When I'm working with people on their budgets I try to always get them to set it to their highest bill in each catagory (if your air is higher than heat, go with the air figure - and so forth). I also encourage them to set aside something for entertainment and emergencies. Sometimes it's hard, but even a little will make you more likely to stick to the budget (kindof like a little dessert now and then will make it more likely you'll stick to a diet).
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Old 12-23-2006, 01:46 AM
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Wow, you posted this at the perfect time! I'm a self-employed writer and I just quit this longish-term contract job I had. It just wasn't working, I needed to get out, and so now I'm starting over again. So this is really helpful to me.
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