Welcome to the second weekly rundown of my “Adventure in Gig World” series. I’ll be taking you through what it’s like to be a freelancer in the NYC gig economy, explaining what I earn, what I spend, and what I do on my journey to save $4,500 by November 30th. Click HERE for my week 1 run down if you missed it
NOTE: For legal purposes I will not be disclosing exact salaries or the brands I work with unless given permission.
Australia is super safe and the people are shockingly nice. But even though I was Down Under for 13 months, the “anyone could be a threat” “eat or get eaten” mentality that comes with surviving in NYC never really went away.
Despite getting the stink eye for snapping up the last seat on the subway and being cursed at for walking too slow, there’s an underlying “we’re all in this together” feel. The silent camaraderie fuels me.
These little feet took me 126,599 steps across the city with 6 days of work and 1 day of play. I clocked in 48 hours of work, and I’m fairly certain my sneakers have reached their maximum mileage. A splash of fun was thrown into the mix. I met a college friend for dinner and had an epic day off full of some A+ cheap eats (click HERE for the 411!) You can’t only work with no play, after all.
(Note: Some of these gigs are W9, meaning taxes aren’t taken out. However, I’ve already paid my estimated taxes. For the W2 work as a health ambassador, I have taken 20% out as a rough estimate given the fact I haven’t received a paystub yet)
$ 1228 from in person gigs and $182 for online work
Total Hours Worked: 48 hours
Average Hourly Wage Post Taxes: $29.38/hr
The Goal: Save $4,500 by November 30th
I worked my ass off, and it paid off! I’m feeling accomplished and proud of the progress I made towards my goal. Plus, I saw friends and ate some great food.
Stay tuned to see what’s next 🙂
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Way to go! I love following along. Would love to hear more about the health ambassador gig. We need those in my area.
Thank you! I'll work on a write up of duties :)