An article titled A Freelancer’s Guide to Organizing Finances outlines clearly some fundamentals for beginning freelancers:
Our take: Most of it is quite sensible, except perhaps the Pay yourself first rule. You should pay your helpers first unless agreed otherwise. Not paying others (because you paid yourself first) can easily damage your reputation.
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