Self-employment Support?

[Bastelmutti]

But now, doing the same tasks for myself, I do think about the intrinsic "enjoyment score" of each task, but I get a bit more satisfaction in being able to say, "oh well, this task is not fun, but it's my car payment (or, half my mortgage, or the phone bill, etc.)." For instance, I had to write a report over Christmas, when I was visiting my kids. If I had to write the report at my salaried job, I would have been resentful having to work over the holidays. But I was able to tell myself, OK, it's a few hours away from the kids today, but it pays for Christmas and our visit to see them.

There's more of a direct link between the sowing and reaping as it were.

AND there's the added benefit of recognizing that I took on the work. It was my choice. I could have turned it down. Try telling your boss, "nah, I don't want to write that report. I'm visiting my kids."

I do agree with this, Catherine. I just know, particularly in art and crafts, that what seemed like fun as a hobby might not be so fun as a business. It's just a matter of choosing something you think you would be comfortable doing for many hours at a time! And then if it's a good fit overall, doing those taxes and other obnoxious tasks doesn't seem so bad.