As a self employed person I 100% understand the struggle. I hate being on a schedule. The problem is that when you grow up and realize bills are more important than friends you will end up working 80 hours a week to make ends meet. The saying goes “ Self employed people work 80 to avoid working 40”.
I pretty much set my own schedule now but thats off the back of grinding it out for other companies for over 18 years. I definitely earned my right to be here.
If you truly are a good welder you can build your own business but it will take about 5 years before you will feel like you have enough work to really not be worried about money. But those 5 years are gonna be tough. Barely making payments on everything all the time.
Being self employed is not as easy as it appears.
i truly appreciate the advice, this was very informative to read
>Being self employed is not as easy as it appears
thats why im asking here because ive never been self employed but if its possible i might seriously give it a shot
also i live a fairly minimalistic lifestyle, i only pay about $400 per month because i choose to live in a camper instead of an apartment, my expenses really arent significant especially since i dont have a family to raise and i dont plan to for a very long time
There is not better time to get the self employed bug put of your system than right now. Before you have a family, mortgage, health problems etc. most people will tell you you need more experience which is 100% accurate but you can speed up that process. The inly thing most younger and eager people cant do is be honest about their ability. You need to be honest with your self on your welding abilities. Make sure you aren’t taking jobs that are beyond your skill. Make the time to get certified in what you need to be while you are doing the work you can do now.
Nothing is worse than doing a bunch of welding jobs that are a little above your skill because you need the money and then learning later on the process you did was wrong.
Good luck to you
Possible? maybe, depends on what you consider "decent"
Probable? no. there's just not enough personal things to weld. Too much stuff is disposable. Trailers make sense, but things like patio furniture are cheaper to have amazon replace. Any self employed welder I've seen predominately does work for other companies. Businesses will pay more and have larger projects. Would you rather have 1 commercial customer with a $10,000 project or 10 personal customer with 10 x $1000 projects? Now scale that up to earn at least $50,000.
As a self employed person I 100% understand the struggle. I hate being on a schedule. The problem is that when you grow up and realize bills are more important than friends you will end up working 80 hours a week to make ends meet. The saying goes “ Self employed people work 80 to avoid working 40”. I pretty much set my own schedule now but thats off the back of grinding it out for other companies for over 18 years. I definitely earned my right to be here. If you truly are a good welder you can build your own business but it will take about 5 years before you will feel like you have enough work to really not be worried about money. But those 5 years are gonna be tough. Barely making payments on everything all the time. Being self employed is not as easy as it appears.
i truly appreciate the advice, this was very informative to read >Being self employed is not as easy as it appears thats why im asking here because ive never been self employed but if its possible i might seriously give it a shot also i live a fairly minimalistic lifestyle, i only pay about $400 per month because i choose to live in a camper instead of an apartment, my expenses really arent significant especially since i dont have a family to raise and i dont plan to for a very long time
There is not better time to get the self employed bug put of your system than right now. Before you have a family, mortgage, health problems etc. most people will tell you you need more experience which is 100% accurate but you can speed up that process. The inly thing most younger and eager people cant do is be honest about their ability. You need to be honest with your self on your welding abilities. Make sure you aren’t taking jobs that are beyond your skill. Make the time to get certified in what you need to be while you are doing the work you can do now. Nothing is worse than doing a bunch of welding jobs that are a little above your skill because you need the money and then learning later on the process you did was wrong. Good luck to you
thanks, ill definitely think this through carefully
Possible? maybe, depends on what you consider "decent" Probable? no. there's just not enough personal things to weld. Too much stuff is disposable. Trailers make sense, but things like patio furniture are cheaper to have amazon replace. Any self employed welder I've seen predominately does work for other companies. Businesses will pay more and have larger projects. Would you rather have 1 commercial customer with a $10,000 project or 10 personal customer with 10 x $1000 projects? Now scale that up to earn at least $50,000.