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How do you deal with income insecurity? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by happycatt31@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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My income varies so wildly that I can earn $15k one month and $1k the next. I have multiple projects and sometimes a product goes viral and does really well.

Due to how my income goes up and down constantly, I generally just feel poor and in constant struggle mode.

The project I'm most passionate about also does the least well financially. I'm not super ambitious, I started my company to try to make a difference. I'm thinking of getting a job again after 8 years of being self-employed.

Anyone relate?

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[–] fadgeoh@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I used to have this issue when husband was doing contracting for himself. I made a budget, and had one account for all the usual stuff/groceries/bills/payments etc. One account for "other" which was if anything came up. And I'd put the same amount in each. Then whatever was left over went into third account which was specifically for topping up account #1 and #2 to their set amount if ever there was a slow month.

All accounts grew over time. Some months would be less expensive with bills and groceries. Sometimes has prices would go down but my account #1 always had enough deposited every month to cover max amount of bills and groceries.