SuziM
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Moderator
‎February 15, 2024 1:01 PM
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‎February 15, 2024 1:01 PM

Thank you so much to everyone who participated! We appreciate you sharing your experiences with our community. A winner will be randomly selected and contacted to claim their prize.

 

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A friendly welcome to our new and returning community members! 

We’re excited to share another sweepstakes and another chance to win a $100 gift card with you. This month, we’re discussing Self-Employed & Gig Workers.  

The Gig Economy is booming. Many Americans are working one or more gig jobs and their reason for doing so vary. Some people find the freedom of working their own hours allows them to pursue other interests, many people are working side gigs to supplement their income, and others have jumped on board with gig work to fill the time and socialize (shout-out to the drivers who also give out free life advice).  Gig work has changed the economy and the way we do our taxes. If you have done gig work or started your own business, you know there are pros and cons to it. To be entered in a sweepstakes for a $100 gift card, please share either a pro or a con to gig work, or if you have not experienced self-employment, share what you think the best gig work is. A winner will be selected at random.

If you have questions about how being self-employed or a gig worker can affect your taxes, please join us for a LIVE Q&A on  Wednesday, February 28th any time between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Pacific Time to ask Tax and Financial Experts your questions and get advice about taxes and personal finance, for free! Learn more and RSVP here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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We will be hosting the Self-Employed & Gig Workers sweepstakes to give you, and others, the opportunity to share your experiences. One lucky winner will be chosen randomly to receive a $100 gift card.

 

  • WHAT: Sweepstakes for a $100 gift card
  • WHEN: Entries will be accepted from February 15, 2024 to February 28, 2024 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time
  • HOW: Enter by adding a comment to this post sharing your opinion or experience with crypto. If you are the winner, we will send you a private message. The winner will be selected at random on February 28, 2024

 

Comments
staticx314
New Member
‎February 20, 2024 2:12 AM
‎February 20, 2024 2:12 AM

One pro of being a gig worker (Independent contractor, self-employed, etc ) is the freedom and happiness to work your own schedule or hours, you are your own boss and or manager so you don't ever have to worry about being fired or laid off...

Timothea1345
New Member
‎February 25, 2024 1:45 AM
‎February 25, 2024 1:45 AM

I love that I can pick my own schedule. And you make more money then you would if you work for someone else. There's so many pros to doing gig work or being self employed.

Timothea1345
New Member
‎February 25, 2024 1:52 AM
‎February 25, 2024 1:52 AM

Answer to sweepstakes question: I have decided not to use crypto in my self employed transactions. I haven't learned enough about it. And I'm afraid of not getting paid by not knowing anything about it. I've heard it's a good thing to use. That the fees are a lot less and it's really easy to get started. I just haven't had the time to learn more about it. But I would really like to try to put and learn more about it. 

ls351471
Level 1
‎February 25, 2024 6:58 AM
‎February 25, 2024 6:58 AM

The pro that I enjoy as a gig worker is the flexibility to work my own hours from the comfort of my own home

 

A con can be that you work alone and if working with or around other employees is important, this can be a con to some

rachelchristyne
Returning Member
‎February 27, 2024 2:44 AM
‎February 27, 2024 2:44 AM

Ever since i started doing gig work my life has become more self empowering. I have reduced my stress and anxiety due to not having to juggle work, young children, and the rest of home and life responsibilities that are run off a very strict schedule. I am able to have hours accommodating to the needs of my children and myself. Its the best choice i could have made.

Turbo tax also is a breath of fresh air making sure stressful tax season is filled with their

rachelchristyne
Returning Member
‎February 27, 2024 2:48 AM
‎February 27, 2024 2:48 AM

I have only tried to ever use crypto one time. With that transaction I also needed to exchange it for bitcoin. To be perfectly honest, its so outta anything i have ever needed to know about or educate myself on that i ended up somehow loosing all my money. My goal is to have someone get me up to date and feel confident i understand everything with crypto.

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BFA21
New Member
‎February 27, 2024 7:41 AM
‎February 27, 2024 7:41 AM

I have no experience or interest in cryto

jdallaltt
Returning Member
‎February 28, 2024 10:01 AM
‎February 28, 2024 10:01 AM

GIG work? Let's me focus my mental and physical time on the projects and clients I want/need/desire to: for my own enlightenment and for affecting the industry and the consumers that get to reap the benefits of the collaborations. It also gives me the time freedom to do 'Tech Transfer'/teaching of mentor's techniques and principles that have been hidden as secrets of mentor/mentee relationships to many people wanting to enter or progress faster in my field.