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Originally posted by Camron Rust
While everything you said it true, it's not germane to the topic. I was comparing the real value of self employment income versus working for an employer. They're not equal.
You're also just as likely to not be able to officiate as losing a job and not finding a replacement.
In anycase, you'll need to gross more money being self-employed than as an employee in order to break even.
I'm all for people that desire to be self-employed to do so...I've even got my own thing going on the side that one day may be all I need. But, you've gotta compare apples to apples when talking dollars.
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My only point is that working for someone is not all cracked up to what people think it is. Yes, you might have precieved security, but if that company goes under or decides to lay you off, then you are back to square one. I know a guy in our association that had a job and lost that job (laid off) in December and still is not working for anyone. He seems to be very qualified and worked for 9 years at this position, but is now out of work. Yes, officiting is not the key to that security, but being self-employed on some level is not all that bad either. It is nice to be able to work as much or as little as you like and make more than a 9 to 5.
Peace