Wow. This pretty accurately describes my feelings as an "independent contractor."
"A vacation day is a day you’re making zero money." For anyone looking into becoming a freelancer/independent contractor/consultant/whatever you want to call it, I cannot emphasize this enough. I've been doing this for a little over a year now, and I cannot even begin to describe the feeling of "Hey, a day off! Wait, that means I'm making a big fat 0 today." Yes, you need to unplug and get away every once and a while, but vacation time starts looking very different when put in that context.
That being said, if you want to be your own boss, live by your own schedule, not be beholden to anyone else, etc start a business where you can make money when you're NOT at your desk.
"A vacation day is a day you’re making zero money." For anyone looking into becoming a freelancer/independent contractor/consultant/whatever you want to call it, I cannot emphasize this enough. I've been doing this for a little over a year now, and I cannot even begin to describe the feeling of "Hey, a day off! Wait, that means I'm making a big fat 0 today." Yes, you need to unplug and get away every once and a while, but vacation time starts looking very different when put in that context.
That being said, if you want to be your own boss, live by your own schedule, not be beholden to anyone else, etc start a business where you can make money when you're NOT at your desk.