[Edd314159]

When my career was just beginning (maybe choosing to freelance on day 1 was the mistake), if a client was even a couple of grand behind on invoices then I would have been toast financially.

Early in your career, with no savings, working for free is just not an option.

[apercu]

I have never done freelance or consulting work where I didn't have at least 6 months of cash on hand.

[scott_w]

> When my career was just beginning

Clearly "just have half a year's savings" wasn't an option here...

[apercu]

I get that, that's why you spend your time trying to find work, until you do have that nest egg. I spent my early 20's with multiple jobs (e.g., working as an LTE (Limited Term Employee) at the local University 30 hours a week and then working nights at a club 2.5 hours away Friday-Sunday - getting a couple hours of sleep Sunday night, driving back and going straight to my day job. I don't think I could do that now, but my LTE jobs were never that complicated (or high paying).