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Again this figure assumes that I've worked 9-5 Monday to Friday for six months. This has most definitely not been the case.

As for the jobs advertised on sites like jobserve. Most of these require you to work on site as a contractor which right now isn't something I want to do. Freelancing for me is a lifestyle choice, not necessarily a financial one.

Again this might change in a few years, I'm getting older and want to start a family, and so this lifestyle might not work for me then.

I just hope that my time spent freelancing is seen as a positive on my CV in future, if indeed I do need to make that jump back into full time employment.

Just to clarify something, you state that you would not want to work on site as a contractor. Have you been working from home on these jobs? If so, have you had to go on site to secure these jobs first? What has been the on site/remote ratio?

Mostly from home, some clients I've only spoken to via email, not even a skype call. Others I've had meetings at their offices, it all depends on the client.

It's an interesting, in fact it's a fascinating way of working.

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