Freelancers spend a lot of time thinking about how to find work. They spend surprisingly little time thinking about how to get paid from it. And yet, the gap between delivering work and receiving payment is one of the most stressful parts of freelance life. ARTICLE SUMMARY * Who it'

It starts innocently. You use your personal account for a client payment because it was easier. Then a software subscription goes through the same card. Before long, your bank statement is a mix of rent, client receipts, tool subscriptions, and purchases you're not sure how to categorize. Tax

Count them. The app for invoicing. The one for expense tracking. The bank account. The payment platform. The budgeting tool. The note-taking app where you keep the stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. If you're a working freelancer, six is probably a conservative estimate. Each