Trouble and Freelance
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- GreedoLives0
i've been freelancing for a while, and i do my own taxes online ( http://www.turbotax.com ).
Yeah, basically save receipts for everything (trips, gas for car, anytime you go to dinner with someone else....). Try to buy something large business-related every year (new box, scanner, whatever), gives you a nice deduction and you can claim depreciation over the next five years. Set aside some money that you can throw into IRAs, that comes off your pre-tax income, so that's a major deduction (i think the top limit is around $4500 a year for two varieties of IRAs).
As for gigs, it's really about who you know. If you want to do some work for some place that you like, send them samples every month. Something memorable. Go to events and meet people, bring business cards or something small and cool to give away.
If you have health insurance now, you might be able to keep it for another six months through your old plan, check into that. It's gonna be more expensive by yourself.
Other than that, good luck.