When you work at home dealing with time off can be difficult because, unlike at a corporate job, you’re not paid for your vacations. Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are typically days when people don’t work.
Ideally, you should save for vacations and holidays all year long – but sometimes it doesn’t it work out that way.
Without savings, there are basically two options:
- Tighten your belt. Live on a smaller budget.
- Work through the holidays and/or vacation.
For myself, I plan to work full-time next week. For the final week of the month, I plan to take Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off and work half days the rest of the week. I’ll also take off New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. (I guess that’s a combination of option 1 and option 2.)
What are your writing plans for the holidays? Will you work, or take time off?
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Matt Keegan // Dec 18, 2007 at
My final day of work for this year is this Friday, December 21st. I will, however, access the computer regularly until I return to work on Wednesday, January 2nd, but I will not be taking on any new projects.
To get this extended time off, I’ve had to work my tail off for several weeks. Even now, I’m posting this at night simply because I want to find out how you are doing and what other freelancers have planned.
I also am working on our church’s children’s pageant which is Sunday night. I may be too tired for Christmas Eve service, but I definitely will relax come Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas, Laurie!
2 Laura // Dec 18, 2007 at
Merry Christmas to you to Matt!
I hope that you have a wonderful time off, it sounds like you’ve earned it.