Everybody would like to be their own boss, but like everything in life there are pros and cons to being self-employed. On the plus side, you are totally in charge of your destiny as a self-employed person and you can organise your own hours. But ...
If you work for someone else, your employer will withhold your share of Social Security and Medicare taxes (FICA taxes) from each paycheck and send them to the IRS on your behalf. But if you’re self-employed, you generally have to pay both the employer’s and employee’s share of...
“Why don’t you send help?” God replied, “I did send help. I sentyou!” The ripple effect is a reality; however, it works for both good and bad actions. Drop your pebble of love and kindness into the
With the rather “mixed” performance of my portfolio this year and the many headwinds, the motivation to write clearly has suffered a little bit, but having seen these situations before, of course I will continue to blog with the clear goal to become the longest running financial blog on th...
As part of its 2020 budget the UK government will extend statutory sick pay of 94.25 (€108; $121) a week to include people advised to self-isolate because of covid-19 and to those caring for them. The medical evidence necessary to claim sick pay will also be relaxed in relation to ...
One of John Waters’s favorite movies of 2022, Sick of Myself possesses a distinctly American outlook despite being the creation of Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli. Indeed, the ego-driven, crime-ladden pursuit for fame and recognition are as present in Sick of Myself as they are in many...
A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ. Your EQ represents your Character, while your SQ represents your Charisma. Give in to habits that will improve these three Qs, especially your EQ and SQ. ...
Loss of benefits like paid holiday and and sick pay, and a lack of workers rights is one of the main drawbacks to working in the gig economy or as a freelancer. Self-employed individuals are also limited in their ability to challenge against forms of discrimination or poor working conditions...
Just think about how we react when anything serious happens. When someone gets sick, or when there’s a genuine crisis, or someone really needs our help, all of those so-called “important” tasks get pushed to the back burner. In those moments, we’re able to see how unimportant most...
We can’t live like hermits and become completely self-reliant because that’s not how we’re built, but how much are we ignoring the self in favor of the other? A quote that’s related to this comes from my spiritual teacher who says, “One who looks for Shiva in the external ...