[csomar]

As someone making a living from an App Store (though not Apples one), 14 days are enough to turn your emergency alarms. You need to know that

1- You get paid a month later. (and apparently, he is not going to for January) 2- If that's your dependable income, you'll need 3-4 months until you find a job or figure out a different revenue stream.

So if he is not getting paid for January, that's already 2 months of non-pay. But I agree on the lack of financial planning. Before jumping (and dropping from college) into this market (small products + freelancing), I saved 1 full year of expenses. Yes, you read it right, 1 full year.

My first aim is to guarantee the next year spendings. It's 70% done now (my year began on September, though). After that, I can spend/invest/save or whatever.

[VonLipwig]

This site is good because it pokes Apple into action. However this seems like a temporary problem. It was pulled because of a problem on Apples end. There are a lot of companies who want an app in the app store or help with something. Its not difficult to find a temp job for a couple of weeks to tide you over.

Obviously it isn't ideal but you do what you have to do to keep going. If your revenue stream dries up you contact Apple to try to reestablish it. How long does that take? Maybe 1 email and 2 phone calls a day. Lets be generous and say this takes an hour each day. That then leaves 7 hours of thumb twiddling.

I have been in similar situations and have just nabbed a job on Guru. Its horrible BUT it brings in that little bit of money to keep the lights on until more work comes in.

[csomar]

Its horrible BUT it brings in that little bit of money to keep the lights on until more work comes in.

I agree on it's horrible, but I don't agree that it brings money. You are very likely to land a $500 job that takes over 80 or 100 hours of work, and the buyer may end up rating you badly or not paying you.