It’s not easy being your own boss!

1. Your friends just assume you’re available on Ash Wednesday.

2. It’s 2016, and some clients still insist on paying you in riddles.

3. The local coffee shop is your office, and the corner diner is some kind of Turkish Embassy.

4. You stay up all night to finish a project only to discover in the morning that your client has been dead for centuries.

5. You have no health insurance, so you have to be extra careful when swallowing swords.

6. All your fingernails fall off.

7. Every opinion piece you write is edited to include “But what the heck do I know? I’m just a freelancer!” as the final sign-off.