The photo above is of a checklist I created a few years ago. I tweak it at the beginning of every year. (This is a blank version. My actual one is filled in up to April, but I felt weird about showing the actual payments.) I used to actually print out a hard copy and fill it in by hand. This year I just save it on my desktop and fill it out on the computer. It's not perfect, but it keeps things from falling through the cracks.
Since I left full-time employment at the beginning of the year, I've had cash flow on my mind. I was kind of worried about it. But I've been home one week, and I've already been booked to work seven days (basically as a temp in different branches with my same company I've been with for 12 plus years). I've accepted each assignment, because I never know when the next request will come along. But I am needing to get some big tasks done around the house, so if the requests slow down for awhile, it would not upset me at this point.
temp work is an interesting one, isn't it? I do some online website testing from home, and I do find myself accepting more assignments than I really have time for because I think 'if I don't say yes, then another one might not come along for ages, then I'll wish I had'. Every job has its pitfalls, I guess ...
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