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Why Your Freelance Finances Feel Like a Dumpster Fire (And How to Fix It)
Most freelancers don't have a money problem — they have an organization problem. Here's how to start fixing it in 30 minutes.
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Freelance & 1099
Quarterly taxes, income tracking, and surviving Schedule C with your wits intact.
This is where Accounts Slayable started: a field guide for anyone who gets a 1099 instead of a W-2 and has to figure out the whole parade of things employers normally handle. Withholding, benefits, retirement, deductions, quarterly estimates. None of it is impossibly complex, but nobody teaches it, and the spreadsheets most freelancers use for it are held together with tape.
What you'll find here
- Quarterly tax set-asides that work (the math, not the vibes)
- Tracking income across clients, platforms, and payment methods
- Expense categories that match Schedule C instead of your instincts
- Invoice follow-up without feeling like a nag
- Retirement accounts for freelancers: SEP-IRA, Solo 401k, the whole menu
- The mental game of irregular income
Flagship product for this pillar
The 1099 Money System
The flagship template bundle. Six interlocking Google Sheets covering income, taxes, invoices, expenses, and receipts for 1099 workers.
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