Are you a full-time freelancer or independent worker? Do you make a pretty good living and like the work you do? Every year, do you think “man, why is my tax bill so high?" then think, “well, I guess this is just how it is for folks like me."
Then, you write that big check to Uncle Sam. You may find yourself wondering if you could have done something different. Or, if the check is really huge, you might even wonder if it wouldn’t be cheaper to just get a regular job again…
Are you a full-time freelancer or independent worker? Do you make a pretty good living and like the work you do? Every year, do you think “man, why is my tax bill so high?" then think, “well, I guess this is just how it is for folks like me."
Then, you write that big check to Uncle Sam. You may find yourself wondering if you could have done something different. Or, if the check is really huge, you might even wonder if it wouldn’t be cheaper to just get a regular job again…
Stop me when this sounds familiar…
You’re a full-time freelancer or other independent worker You make a pretty good living and like the work you do Every year, you think “man, why is my tax bill so high?" A few seconds later, you think, “well, I guess this is just how it is for folks like me."
Then, you write that big check to Uncle Sam. You may find yourself wondering if you could have done something different. Or, if the check is really huge, you might even wonder if it wouldn’t be cheaper to just get a regular job again…
Stop me when this sounds familiar…
You’re a full-time freelancer or other independent worker You make a pretty good living and like the work you do Every year, you think “man, why is my tax bill so high?" A few seconds later, you think, “well, I guess this is just how it is for folks like me."
Then, you write that big check to Uncle Sam. You may find yourself wondering if you could have done something different. Or, if the check is really huge, you might even wonder if it wouldn’t be cheaper to just get a regular job again…
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If you are a teacher, Easy Grade is for you. If you know a teacher, you can help them out by telling them about Easy Grade.
Easy Grade is a free iOS/Android app that gives teachers the ability to quickly calculate grades on their students’ tests and quizzes. Configuring it is super-simple. It lets you calculate grades based on the number of questions right or wrong. You can show grades rounded to whole numbers or tenths. If you give partial credit, you can calculate grades based on half-points as well (available via In-App Purchase).
Eternal Storms Software provides these Mac and iOS applications crafted with care: Yoink, a Mac app that simplifies and improves drag and drop; Glimpses, an app that turns your photos and music into stunning still motion videos; ScreenFloat, an app that lets you keep a floating image reference to just about anything visible on your screen; Transloader, an app that lets you start downloads on your Mac remotely from your iPhone or iPad and flickery, the flickr desktop client for Mac.
For The Record is a new podcast from Tim Smith about the personal struggles of successful, creative people.
Humans, like you and I, normally end up talking about things that are going well in our life. But behind this persona that we all try to project, there are stories of failure, family, and money.
These conversations usually involve things we don’t want to admit to. Usually because either our past or our present is a bit embarrassing. It’s not easy owning up to situations we maybe didn’t handle the right way.
Focus is a time manager that helps you beat procrastination and work more efficiently. Available on iOS, OS X, and Apple Watch, Focus lets you work in intervals and reminds you to take breaks regularly (based on the Pomodoro Technique).
Taking breaks regularly enables you to be more concentrated, more thoughtful, and ultimately more productive. With its simple and lightweight way to organize and manage your tasks, Focus lets you set and achieve daily goals to keep you motivated; because its task management features are unobtrusive by design, you’ll spend your time working on a task instead of fiddling too much with the app.
September is winding down, and currently, my fundraising page for St. Jude is sitting at just over $18,000.
Which is awesome.
Life with cancer is a series of moving targets.
When our son’s brain tumor was first discovered, the target was knowlege. How big is it? Is it operable? What kind of cancer is it?
After his diagnosis, the target was beginning treatment. He was too young for radiation, but would chemotherapy be enough? Could his 6-month body handle 18 rounds of poision being pumped into it? What drugs would do the least damage to things like his kidneys and hearing?
Halfway through the month, and we’ve already smashed through my original goal of raising $5,000 for St. Jude during the month of September. Thank you to everyone who has linked to this page, talked about it on their podcasts and shared it on Twitter.
The budgeted daily operating cost of St. Jude is $2 million. Approximately 75% of the budgeted costs of St. Jude are covered by public contributions. It’s staggering, and humbling to be a part of something so big and important to so many families besides mine. If you haven’t donated yet, go check out my fundraising page.