Become a Patron! Earlier this month I wrote about some of the advantages of replacing work lost to the coronavirus pandemic with self-employment. I want to continue that discussion today with some questions to ask before and as you get your self-employment up and running. Is your self-employment a business or a job? This question confuses people in the United States due to … [Read more...] about Personal finance during the plague: self-employment (2)
Personal finance during the plague: what I’m watching for
Become a Patron! As we near the end of the beginning of our public and private response to the coronavirus pandemic, there's obviously a lot to keep track of, and as we saw with the quickly-exhausted Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program funds, waiting to act can be an expensive mistake. With that in mind, I thought it would be useful to organize … [Read more...] about Personal finance during the plague: what I’m watching for
Personal finance during the plague: self-employment (1)
Become a Patron! I've been self-employed for a long time now, and loyal readers know I'm a relentless advocate for self-employment. As I never tire of saying, not everyone should be self-employed because not everyone wants to be self-employed, but a lot more people should be self-employed than currently are. Since I'm writing this series on personal finance during the … [Read more...] about Personal finance during the plague: self-employment (1)
Personal finance during the plague: real estate
Become a Patron! Assuming you've already read my March 22 introduction to personal finance during the plague, you're already well on your way to getting approved for unemployment insurance, SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, and any other welfare programs you might be eligible for. So in today's edition of "personal finance during the plague," I want to take a look at an issue that … [Read more...] about Personal finance during the plague: real estate
After the plague: an economy of addition or subtraction?
Become a Patron! I got a nice response to my first post on personal finance during the plague so, as long as we're trapped inside together, I'll be sharing some more thoughts on what the pandemic means and how we can choose to respond to it. Over the past few months, a lot of people have stumbled into an uncomfortable truth: as Mindy Isser elegantly put it in Jacobin, … [Read more...] about After the plague: an economy of addition or subtraction?