For many, it’s the worker’s holy grail: a big yoga-pants-wearing, mid-day-nap-taking, ice-cream-and-margaritas-for-lunch-feasting party where bad bosses are burned in effigy and unnecessary meetings are as much a thing of the past as rush hour.
But real freelancers are all too well-acquainted with the potential downsides: not knowing when the next paycheck will arrive, maybe having no idea where it will come from, not having employer-sponsored health insurance or an employer-sponsored a retirement account, let alone a match, not having taxes automatically taken out of your paycheck, and many more.
