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Being your own boss, your own HR, and your own unpaid invoice collector.
means Working independently for multiple clients on a project basis, with no permanent employer and no steady paycheck.
from Coined by Walter Scott in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe, where free lances were medieval mercenaries whose loyalty followed the coin, not the crown.
Original meaningLiteral sellsword renting out his lance.
Modern scaleOver a third of US workers freelance somehow.
Hidden costYou become accountant, marketer, and debt collector overnight.