‘I have multiple side-hustles … It’s exhausting’: the challenges facing young freelance creatives

By Heidi Ashton, Associate professor, University of Warwick

If you’re a freelancer, you know there are many perks to how you make a living. For some, this includes being free to work when and how you please, setting your own rates, and being your own boss. But you also know there are downsides to this form of working life.

And if you’re plotting your path towards going freelance, you’ll want to consider both the good and the bad aspects.

While some people want to work on a freelance basis, others – by virtue…

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