Things Are Looking Good In the Merry Month of May

May 19th, 2010

I wonder how the coming months will be
So far May is indeed a Merry Month for me here in the Home Office. I hope everyone’s May is as abundant as mine, but from the statistics, it is clear that the economy is still in yo-yo mode for many people. The world is still having a rough time and many businesses are still struggling.

My personal record for May
Loans
Number of applications to the loan companies for a Personal Loan or a Cash Advance to get me through the month: 0

Sales
Article writing
Gambling articles: 4
Insurance articles: 12
Financial articles: 15

Translations
Assembly instruction page for gadget: 1 – (Hated every minute of it.)

Painting department: (no money involved)
Watercolors: 1 started and finished
Acrylics: 1 half complete

Income
When all the work is paid for it will get me through the month as long as there are no surprises. These could range from a car break-down to a washing machine explosion, both designed to wreck any household budget drastically and immediately. The client who ordered the translation probably won’t pay – I delivered the work in 2 days by email and I have received no response. This is one of the risks of taking work that comes from an unknown source –
• you are offered the work,
• you are excited at the prospect of a new client,
• you do the work in a rush to impress,
• you do a great job to impress even more,
• you send the work,
• you never receive a response,
• emails sent to the same address come back from the Daemon Mailer with a note that says ‘uh-uh, this email address doesn’t exist’.

Expenses
A home-based freelance writer has few expenses. All the usual household expenses apply and unless one prints work there is no need to buy ink or paper. I lashed out and bought a new 22 inch computer screen and I am enjoying it. I figured that if sitting in front of the computer is my life I may as well make it as comfortable as possible. On the painting side I made the mistake of using my favorite watercolor brush to work in acrylics and that ruined the brush. So I bought a new one and an extra one in a different size. Buying good brushes is no joke and I’m not sure that the income Tax Department has me down as an Old Master or a Sunday afternoon painter.

June
Let’s take a look at the prospects for June. On the financial article writing front I hope everything will remain stable and maybe even increase. The gambling article market is waning significantly and I will be happy to give it up. The insurance article market is tottering along as it always does but it’s dead boring. I am thinking about starting a new painting and that’s exciting.

Age
I added 1 month.

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