| Self employment offers a lot of freedom for the lucky | | | | advantage of the kind of bulk rates that a traditional |
| and dedicated people who make it their lifestyle. A self | | | | employer pays to cover his or her employee?s health |
| employed person has the ability to set his or her own | | | | insurance costs, which is one reason why insurance |
| schedule and to grow his or her career as high as the | | | | rates for self employed people are so high. However, |
| sky without needing to deal with the workplace politics | | | | with a bit of research you may discover that you have |
| that can stunt so many aspirations. Instead of waiting | | | | access to a low bulk insurance rate through a |
| to be promoted, self employed people are able to take | | | | non-corporate affiliation. Look into insurance programs |
| control of their career advancement. However, it can | | | | related to educational institutions that you or a family |
| be difficult for any self employed person to take | | | | member is affiliated with, and find out if your religious |
| control of his or her health insurance. | | | | background might enable you to join an organization |
| Carrying health insurance costs can be a sizable | | | | that can offer you a discount on your health insurance, |
| burden, especially if you are just starting out a new | | | | like the B?nai Brith. |
| career. Many people yearn to make the jump to being | | | | If you are not already a member of a group that can |
| self employed, but even the most careful planners | | | | help you get an affordable health insurance rate, |
| often underestimate the real monthly cost of health | | | | consider what groups you may be eligible to join. The |
| insurance. Before you decide to realize your dream of | | | | Freelancer?s Union was created in part for the |
| self employment, it is important to consider how much | | | | purpose of allowing self employed people to get health |
| you may end up paying for health insurance if you do | | | | insurance at discounted rates by bringing freelancers |
| become self employed. Gather as much information | | | | together. Look into options in your local community as |
| as you can; find about the possible rates you will need | | | | well as nationwide organizations like this union. |
| to pay to cover yourself and any dependents that you | | | | Sometimes, finding affordable health insurance as a |
| have; and make sure that you factor those figures into | | | | self employed person is just a matter of being |
| your budget. | | | | resourceful and thinking creatively. |
| As a self employed person, you cannot take | | | | |