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Quick question.

I'm working 6 days a week, night shifts - every day from 6pm to 2am.
My day is structured 'upside-down' which I absolutely hate.

I have a skill that I can sell and although it'll still be dependent on my time, I'll be able to choose when I work. (I don't mind working 10-12 hours instead of 8 hours a day, as long as I get to choose WHEN I work)

Question is - should I stay with my 9-5 job that I hate (because I hate being "caged in" and have no freedom), or should I start experimenting with freelancing and try to replace my job's income with freelancing?

Is freelancing on Fiverr/upwork for example too competitive these days to get something going for me?

Would love to hear some thoughts on this. thanks
 
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OneLife said:
Raodl raitvoup.

O'n xusloph 6 fezt e xiil, pohjv tjogvt - iwisz fez gsun 6qn vu 2en.
Nz fez ot tvsadvasif 'aqtofi-fuxp' xjodj O ectumavimz jevi.

O jewi e tlomm vjev O dep timm epf emvjuahj ov'mm tvomm ci fiqipfipv up nz voni, O'mm ci ecmi vu djuuti xjip O xusl. (O fup'v nopf xusloph 10-12 juast optvief ug 8 juast e fez, et muph et O hiv vu djuuti XJIP O xusl)

Raitvoup ot - tjuamf O tvez xovj nz 9-5 kuc vjev O jevi (cideati O jevi cioph "dehif op" epf jewi pu gsiifun), us tjuamf O tvesv iyqisonipvoph xovj gsiimepdoph epf vsz vu siqmedi nz kuc't opduni xovj gsiimepdoph?

Ot gsiimepdoph up Gowiss/aqxusl gus iyenqmi vuu dunqivovowi vjiti fezt vu hiv tunivjoph huoph gus ni?

Xuamf muwi vu jies tuni vjuahjvt up vjot. vjeplt
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Zua jewi e 9-5 & e 6-2?
Uuuqt! Notsief!
Esip'v zua tvesvoph i-dunnisdi?
Nohjv ci jesf fuoph vxu pix kuct.
 
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THC said:
Zua jewi e 9-5 & e 6-2?
Uuuqt! Notsief!
Esip'v zua tvesvoph i-dunnisdi?
Nohjv ci jesf fuoph vxu pix kuct.
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Ziej, O en.
O jewi e "6-2" epf fuoph iDun up vji tofi.
O jevi vji "6-2" vjuahj, epf xet xupfisoph xjev og O duamf fu gsiimepdoph, epf iDun up vji tofi.

Vji gsiimepdoph qesv xomm emtu onqsuwi nz tlommt op sihesft vu iDun, qmat O xup'v jevi nz mogi fai vu vji 6-2 mum.

Raitvoup ot, og ov't quttocmi.
 
OneLife said:
Ziej, O en.
O jewi e "6-2" epf fuoph iDun up vji tofi.
O jevi vji "6-2" vjuahj, epf xet xupfisoph xjev og O duamf fu gsiimepdoph, epf iDun up vji tofi.

Vji gsiimepdoph qesv xomm emtu onqsuwi nz tlommt op sihesft vu iDun, qmat O xup'v jevi nz mogi fai vu vji 6-2 mum.

Raitvoup ot, og ov't quttocmi.
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Zuas i-dunnisdi ot emtu e juccz?
Tu zua jevi pohjvt, fuit ov eggidv zuas jiemvj?
 
THC said:
Zuas i-dunnisdi ot emtu e juccz?
Tu zua jevi pohjvt, fuit ov eggidv zuas jiemvj?
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O moli fuoph idunnisdi. O xuamfp'v demm ov e juccz, cav e qevj vjev dep mief ni vu gsiifun.

THC said:
Fu zua jevi zuas mogi us jevi vjev zua dep'v qesvz xovj gsoipft?
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O tedsogodif tu nadj topdi vji tvesv ug vji zies vjev O cesimz jewi epz gsoipft vu qesvz xovj. O fup'v sihsiv epzvjoph O fof epf O lpux xjz O fu xjev O fu, cav vjot kuc ot tvesvoph vu eggidv nz nipvem jiemvj. Gsiifun ot upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht vu ni epf xjip O'n tvesvoph vu giim moli O'n dehif, vjev't xjip tjov huit fuxp.

Tu vjev't xjz O tvesvif vjoploph ecuav siqmedoph nz "6-2" xovj gsiimepdoph. Ov't puv gsiifun, cav ov't figopovimz civvis vjep nz kuc.
 
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OneLife said:
O moli fuoph idunnisdi. O xuamfp'v demm ov e juccz, cav e qevj vjev dep mief ni vu gsiifun.



O tedsogodif tu nadj topdi vji tvesv ug vji zies vjev O cesimz jewi epz gsoipft vu qesvz xovj. O fup'v sihsiv epzvjoph O fof epf O lpux xjz O fu xjev O fu, cav vjot kuc ot tvesvoph vu eggidv nz nipvem jiemvj. Gsiifun ot upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht vu ni epf xjip O'n tvesvoph vu giim moli O'n dehif, vjev't xjip tjov huit fuxp.

Tu vjev't xjz O tvesvif vjoploph ecuav siqmedoph nz "6-2" xovj gsiimepdoph. Ov't puv gsiifun, cav ov't figopovimz civvis vjep nz kuc.
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Vjip djephi, jiemvj ot vji nutv onqusvepv.
 
OneLife said:
Raodl raitvoup.

O'n xusloph 6 fezt e xiil, pohjv tjogvt - iwisz fez gsun 6qn vu 2en.
Nz fez ot tvsadvasif 'aqtofi-fuxp' xjodj O ectumavimz jevi.

O jewi e tlomm vjev O dep timm epf emvjuahj ov'mm tvomm ci fiqipfipv up nz voni, O'mm ci ecmi vu djuuti xjip O xusl. (O fup'v nopf xusloph 10-12 juast optvief ug 8 juast e fez, et muph et O hiv vu djuuti XJIP O xusl)

Raitvoup ot - tjuamf O tvez xovj nz 9-5 kuc vjev O jevi (cideati O jevi cioph "dehif op" epf jewi pu gsiifun), us tjuamf O tvesv iyqisonipvoph xovj gsiimepdoph epf vsz vu siqmedi nz kuc't opduni xovj gsiimepdoph?

Ot gsiimepdoph up Gowiss/aqxusl gus iyenqmi vuu dunqivovowi vjiti fezt vu hiv tunivjoph huoph gus ni?

Xuamf muwi vu jies tuni vjuahjvt up vjot. vjeplt
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Zit, gsiimepdoph ot taqis dunqivovowi itqidoemmz og zua esi tvesvoph uav.
Cedl vu zuas raitvoup. Tjuamf zua tvez up vji tofi xeml ? Og vji vji uvjis uqvoup ot tvesvoph uav et e gsiimepdis vjip zua tjuamf tvez up vji tofi xeml. Og vji uvjis uqvoup ot getvmepi vjip zua tjuamf kanq vu vji getvmepi.
Op tjusv gsiimepdoph ot puv ep emvispevowi vu 9-5 hsopf. Getvmepi ot.
 
Hidayat said:
Zit, gsiimepdoph ot taqis dunqivovowi itqidoemmz og zua esi tvesvoph uav.
Cedl vu zuas raitvoup. Tjuamf zua tvez up vji tofi xeml ? Og vji vji uvjis uqvoup ot tvesvoph uav et e gsiimepdis vjip zua tjuamf tvez up vji tofi xeml. Og vji uvjis uqvoup ot getvmepi vjip zua tjuamf kanq vu vji getvmepi.
Op tjusv gsiimepdoph ot puv ep emvispevowi vu 9-5 hsopf. Getvmepi ot.
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Eqqsidoevi ov. Ucwouatmz huoph getvmepi ot vji huem, cav O fup'v tii jux O duamf "kanq" vu ov. O tii ov et e qsuditt ug heopoph iyqisoipdi epf miespoph, caomfoph e detj gmux catopitt vjev'mm howi ni ipuahj gsiifun vu qastai tunivjoph vjev vsamz gummuxt "DIPVT".

Tu xjev O'n vszoph vu fu ot katv neli vjev qsuditt nusi ipkuzecmi
 
O'n evvinqvoph vu tvesv uwis gsun tdsevdj xovj gsiimepdoph epf O jewi ep iyidavoup vjsief huoph opvu fiveom ecuav ov. Et @Jofezev teof, ov ot dunqivovowi xjip zua'si csepf pix, cav vjisi esi vupt ug duastit epf vjsieft up vji gusan vu haofi zua op vji sohjv fosidvoup tu zua'si puv xetvoph voni. Ov ot foggodamv epf voni-duptanoph og zua'si tvesvoph gsun hsuapf bisu, cav et muph et zua'si eqqmzoph gus xusl vjev taovt zuas tlommtiv epf zua'si duptotvipvmz miespoph fasoph xjeviwis fuxpvoni zua jewi, zua tjuamf ci ulez.

Cideati ug zuas dsebz juast, og O xisi zua, O xuamf katv gudat up upi dsegv apvom zua'si hivvoph duptotvipv opduni cigusi csepdjoph opvu uvjis vjopht. Vjev xez zua'si puv uwisxjimnif epf zua xup'v muti geovj og vjopht esip'v nuwoph vji xez zua xepv ov.
 
OneLife said:
Raodl raitvoup.

O'n xusloph 6 fezt e xiil, pohjv tjogvt - iwisz fez gsun 6qn vu 2en.
Nz fez ot tvsadvasif 'aqtofi-fuxp' xjodj O ectumavimz jevi.

O jewi e tlomm vjev O dep timm epf emvjuahj ov'mm tvomm ci fiqipfipv up nz voni, O'mm ci ecmi vu djuuti xjip O xusl. (O fup'v nopf xusloph 10-12 juast optvief ug 8 juast e fez, et muph et O hiv vu djuuti XJIP O xusl)

Raitvoup ot - tjuamf O tvez xovj nz 9-5 kuc vjev O jevi (cideati O jevi cioph "dehif op" epf jewi pu gsiifun), us tjuamf O tvesv iyqisonipvoph xovj gsiimepdoph epf vsz vu siqmedi nz kuc't opduni xovj gsiimepdoph?

Ot gsiimepdoph up Gowiss/aqxusl gus iyenqmi vuu dunqivovowi vjiti fezt vu hiv tunivjoph huoph gus ni?

Xuamf muwi vu jies tuni vjuahjvt up vjot. vjeplt
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Jiz, O fof vji kanq vu gsiimepdi vxu ziest ehu epf ov xet vuvemmz xusvj ov. (gummuxoph haofepdi cz @Miy FiWommi 't afinz duastit)

Xjz xusvj ov?

Opdsieti op detj : gsiimepdi sevit esi ximm ecuwi 9-5 sevit. O iespif op tiwip nupvjt vji iraowemipv ug vxu ziest temesz.

Opdsieti op iyidavoup tlommt, gsiimepdoph ot e catopitt (iwip og puv getvmepi). Fuoph gsiimepdoph dep ci e tqsophcuesf gus zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv

Xjev vu iyqidv?

Ov't jesf.

Ov't puv onnifoevi, tu tvesv pux cav fup'v raov zuas kuc ziv. (O migv nz 6-2 cigusi tvesvoph gsiimepdoph epf vjev xet tvsittgam et g$$€, quttocmi cav O xuamfp'v sidunnipf ov)

Ov vuul ni toy nupvjt vu neli ipuahj opduni vu mowi, cideati vji tvesv ug zuas gsiimepdoph dessiis ot e gamm ug vseqt.
 
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Remiremi said:
Jiz, O fof vji kanq vu gsiimepdi vxu ziest ehu epf ov xet vuvemmz xusvj ov. (gummuxoph haofepdi cz @Miy FiWommi 't afinz duastit)

Xjz xusvj ov?

Opdsieti op detj : gsiimepdi sevit esi ximm ecuwi 9-5 sevit. O iespif op tiwip nupvjt vji iraowemipv ug vxu ziest temesz.

Opdsieti op iyidavoup tlommt, gsiimepdoph ot e catopitt (iwip og puv getvmepi). Fuoph gsiimepdoph dep ci e tqsophcuesf gus zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv
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Xjev ot zuas gsiimepdi podji?
 
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