'Ringgit Oh Ringgit's Tips and Tricks for Freelancers, Side Hustlers, and Solopreneurs

Suraya Zainudin, Writer and Founder, ringgitohringgit.com

22-Oct-20 09:37

'Ringgit Oh Ringgit's Tips and Tricks for Freelancers, Side Hustlers, and Solopreneurs

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Is freelancing or the solopreneur life for you? Freelancing, gig work, and self employment have become more prominent sources of income, and are now even more in the spotlight with the rise of remote working and the uncertainties around convention full time employment. On this edition of Ringgit and Sense, Roshan Kanesan gets tips and tricks from Suraya Zainuding to better navigate the self employed life. They also get into identifying skills, Suraya's leap from employed to self-employed, as well as managing taxes, EPF, and retirement. Suraya Zainudin is a writer, speaker and digital marketer. She is also the founder of the personal finance website RinggitOhRinggit.com and curator of the Money Stories from Malaysians book series.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Young Finance

Tags: Freelancer, Side Gig, Side Hustle, Solopreneur, Side Hustle, EPF, Tax, Jobs, Rates, Employment, Ringgit Oh Ringgit, Suraya Zainudin,

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