Freelancing Offers Benefits a Real Job Can't
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By Jim Watkins
By Jim Watkins

- I don’t have a regular paycheck, but I don’t have regular hours either, so I’m free to babysit two adorable granddaughters one day a week, be there to help my daughter through the various challenges of her divorce, and drop everything to take off to Michigan to help care for my mom. (I just got back from having lunch with oldest granddaughter during Grandparent’s Day at her school.)
- I don’t have paid vacations, but I’m free to sit on the porch and read a good book whenever the weather is nice and work is slow. This year, I’ve been able to speak at sixteen conferences across America and stay in some very nice hotels—and be entertained at some very nice restaurants, sit on the beach of Lake Michigan, and enjoy the Rocky Mountains from my lodge.
- I don’t have a pension, but I have such a wealth of friends as a result of my writing and speaking, so many rich emails and letters saying that I have encouraged people along their life journey, and so many precious memories of moments with family that I would never have been afforded if I was off working at a real job.

What about you. What benefits have you found as a freelancer?
Copyright © James N. Watkins
Copyright © James N. Watkins
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