Juggling 3 freelance jobs works for me. It's stressful at times, but I'm my own boss, and my businesses are thriving.

• 07/19/2025, 5:50 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Kate Oczypok

When I got laid off from my first full-time job in 2012, I had just turned 26 and was devastated. I had wanted to be a writer for my entire life, and after going to college in Washington, DC, and graduating in 2007, I stayed in the city and got a job at a congressional paper.