The Gig Economy is Great, but It Won’t Make You Rich Without a Plan

George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

I have had a regular side gig since 2014 working for a web content company. It brings some much-needed extra funds to me each week and is a constant source of extra piecework. This has been a great addition to our current home economy and our bigger goal of financial independence. But it’s never been enough to compete with my salaried main job and the benefits that it…