Born Dublin, Ireland, 1969. I’ve been shooting professionally since 1992. I studied graphic design, creative writing and photography in Europe. I graduated from the Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York in 2000. Publications include: The New York Times Magazine, Discover Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Independent & Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, The Daily & Sunday Telegraph, The Times & Sunday Times & The Irish Times. I published my first book in August 2005. I have a bravery medal from the Irish Government for a winter river rescue in ‘91. My wife and I have two young sons and we live on Manhattan.
What do you do to keep your freelance business accounts in order? Do you pay yourself a salary? Do you keep good records? Is there a simple methodology for all this? I need to get a handle on all this. Any pointers? I’m sick of struggling day to day and having my finances in a mess. I want to grow my business and grow a little wealth for my future and my kids future and for my old age, assuming I’ll be lucky enough to survive that long. I certainly intend to. That’s why I’m asking.
Maybe a tutorial on personal financing is in order. Depending on how this thread goes, I might prepare something.