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The best part of freelancing

Plain and simply, it's being able to do whatever you want, whenever you want. We've all had those days when we wake up, and the last thing we want to do is drag ourselves out of bed and go to work. It could be because you're house is a mess and the in-laws are coming over this weekend, or it could be you just feel lazy. On the days when I wake up and just don't feel like getting out of bed, I don't.

It's not always that easy. There are a lot of responsibilities that come along with with freelancing and working for yourself. If you have a project deadline coming up and you need to finish it, get up and finish it. I don't rely on freelance writing as my main source of income while working online, so I can be lazier than other people.

It comes at a cost. If you don't work, you won't make money. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. Remember, time is money so you have to ask yourself if it's worth your time. There have been days where I work for a couple hours, and I just can't get into my groove, or I just don't want to be around computers. If that's the case I can just take off and play nine holes of golf. How many people can do that at their current job? Not many.

Working while traveling. Another huge perk is being able to travel. My family lives about 4 hours away from me, so I try to make a trip to visit them once a month. It's awesome being able to get out of town (like a mini-vacation) every month, but on top of that I can work while I'm over there. I have a great laptop with everything I need to work, I just need an internet connection. So when I visit family I can work during the day while they're at work, and spend nights having family time.

There are, of course, many more perks of working for yourself. But when I think back over this last year, the best part so far is having the freedom I have to do whatever I want. You just can't make a habit out of not working. When you realize how easy it is to just not work, that can be a slippery slope right back to the job you worked at before freelancing.

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