Trying to find an emergency tarp company isn’t going well for Holmes Beach, and BlueRoof.gov doesn’t recognize Milton as an eligible storm yet

"Out of those freelancers who are full-time self-employed, one in five are doing exceptionally well for themselves financially, earning $100,000 a year with their freelance work alone—and often working from home." forbes.com/sites/rachelwe…

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Complete this sentence and get in my next Forbes article: I don’t care how much money you make, if you ___________ - it isn’t enough. #journorequest

This is the problem with #FreelanceBusting Many of us choose to be our own bosses because it gives us higher incomes, safer conditions and a better life. Nobody should be making labor policy in this country who thinks the only way to achieve those things is in a union job.

“Codify the ABC test at the federal level” means California’s #AB5 goes national and millions of independent contractors’ incomes are destroyed. It’s a direct attack on us small-business owners. It’s literally supported by the Communist Party USA. GOP must stop this. Now.

Writers and editors who have been laid off: I want your niche expertise. I edit TIME’s lists that dive deep into specific industries and topics, and assign a lot of the pieces to freelancers. Hit me up.

Call me old school, but I still enjoy when a client sends me a physical check. How many of your clients still pay by check rather than ACH, credit card, etc.? (Please RT to get more responses—tyvm!) 🤑

5. Dinner with my father. Although then he'd probably yell at me for not picking 3. 😆

ATTEN: BMRSD will be closed Thursday, February 6th, due to the challenging weather conditions. District Offices will be open. Reach out if you need anything.

Simple Numbers (book) by my friend Beverly Harzog and new business hero, Greg Crabtree, has been a revolution for me. Go get it NOW! I couldn’t have discovered it at a more perfect time in my life. Thanks, yall, for writing it. And thanks Rocky Lalvani for the recommendation.

Last call for TravelCon 2025…

I fixed it for them.

“If distributors were forced to hire previously considered independent contractors as employees ... a large number of independent salespeople would be without work, as the distributors would not have the financial wherewithal to hire them as employees.” members.asicentral.com/news/industry-…

“The ABC test makes it very difficult for someone to work as an independent contractor… Nationwide implementation would forcibly reclassify millions of workers who routinely say they do not want a traditional employee relationship...” nam.org/nam-allies-rej…

Every single one of us, at this very minute, has the right to take a job as an employee and vote to join a union. Lawmakers posting this kind of stuff should be ashamed of themselves. In reality, the PRO Act threatens everyone's right to hang out a shingle and be our own boss.

The Dems are on the wrong side of yet another 80/20 issue with California's AB5 and the federal PRO Act. freelancebusting.com/p/the-ratio-re…

It is astonishing that these union leaders continue to claim they’re fighting to protect non-union workers by pushing Congress to pass the PRO Act—which is based on California’s AB5 law that destroyed people’s incomes and careers in 600+ professions.

🚨 BREAKING: New Jersey just dropped the most aggressive anti-freelancer law I've ever seen in 14 years of labor policy work. Here's why every independent contractor should be worried... 🧵

That’s why I want to share a challenge my friend Samar Owais is running. It’s called the Ready, Set, Reboot! Freelance Challenge. It’s a free 5-day reset for freelancers who’ve been working for a while, have paying clients, but feel like their growth has stalled.