3 Smart Money Moves I Made Once I Went Freelance

There are numerous benefits to being a freelancer -- such as the ability to make your own rules, set your own schedule, and enjoy the freedom of getting to choose what you work on. At the same time, going from a steady paycheck to a variable one could wreak havoc on your finances, as you can suddenly finding yourself on the hook for self-employment taxes.

If you're thinking of hopping aboard the freelance train, be sure to learn something from the following moves my colleagues and I made when we took the same leap.