Money – Anthony Caruana

Setting a pay-rate

Aug 31, 2020Anthony Caruana3 CommentsMoney, Workcontracts, pay rates, payment

I know a lot of journalists who work very hard but don’t seem to reap the financial rewards for their effort. The write thousands of words per week but barely manage a subsistence salary, struggling to make rent or mortgage payments. My observation from discussions with journalists is that there are a number of contributing factors to this.

It’s time for a Universal Basic Income

May 15, 2020Anthony CaruanaCulture, Money, Politicscovid-19, economics, UBI, universal basic income

The COVD-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe. For many countries, there is not a single activity that we took for granted that hasn’t been changed – perhaps permanently. But one of the features of western society is the political obsession with ‘the economy’. The problem is, politicians have trained us to be so focussed on the health of the economy that we’re missing its true purpose. It’s not society’s role to support the economy. The economy needs to serve society. And the pandemic is a once in a generation opportunity to correct that imbalance.

5 tips for getting paid

Jan 25, 2011Anthony Caruana2 CommentsMoney, Workbusiness, finances, invoicing, pay rates, payment, work value

The thrill of the job is great, but getting paid is what it’s all about

Contracts – setting payment schedules

Jan 17, 2011Anthony Caruana2 CommentsMoney, Workfinance, money, pay rates, payment

For freelancers, one of the most annoying parts of the job is getting clients to pay. A good way to reduce the pain so that everyone knows what they’re doing is to set the expectation of when payments are expected. Let’s start by looking at some of the payment options. 1. Pay on delivery This

Should a freelancer ever refuse a job?

Jan 7, 2011Anthony Caruana9 CommentsMoney, Workpay rates, payment, refusing work

Should you ever say “no” to a job? When is it not worth working?

Don't work for nothing – no matter what

Jan 1, 2011Anthony CaruanaMoney, Workcontracts, freelancing, getting paid, payment, wealth

Here’s a quote from Australia’s richest person, Frank Lowy. “I don’t work for nothing. I’m entitled to get paid.” If making money is one of your working goals, then I think Lowy’s advice is worth remembering. Clearly, giving freebies isn’t a path to financial independence. When you work for free (volunteer, charitable work is the

If you don’t value your work nobody else will

Dec 31, 2010Anthony Caruana1 CommentMoney, Workcontracts, payment, work value

I was just reading an article at the Society of Professional Journalist offering some advice on freelancing for newspapers. Some of the tips, like “Read the newspaper” and “Know the value of deadlines” are pertinent and important. However, one tip got my attention: Expect the pay to be small, if at all Here’s the full

Getting paid – the freelancer’s challenge

Dec 24, 2010Anthony Caruana1 CommentMoney, Workcontracts, getting paid, money, pay rates, payment

Once the excitement of making the decision to freelance passes and you get your first paying work, you need to channel some energy into making sure you’re paid promptly. Now, you’d think that the world is a nice place where submitting a nicely presented invoice, with all the details correctly completed was enough. Sadly, it’s