We hosted a special Vestpod event on Friday, October 25th at one of our favourite places: Huckletree East in Shoreditch.

How to manage my money as a freelancer? Yes it’s a challenge, but we will look at all the practicalities, including strategies around organising and automating your finances for the short to long-term as well as the best ways to set your rates and get paid on time.

Our kick-ass panel of women discussed how to manage money for freelancers, followed by a Q&A and then breakfast. Please meet them!

Abiola Ola is the founder of award-winning blog the Active Budgeter. Currently working within Professional Services and with previous experience working for Google and London Business School, Abiola’s mission is to help under 35s to save & build wealth. Find Abiola on Instagram @activebudgeter and Twitter @activebudgeter.

Anna Codrea-Rado is passionate about making the lives of freelance journalists richer with her platform fjandco #FairPayForFreelancers. Freelance journalist who has written for top international titles, Anna writes about culture and technology and where the two intersect. Find Anna on Instagram @annacod and Twitter @annacod.

Sapphire Bates is changing the way the next generation of women gets into business. Founder of The Coven, the awesome worldwide membership platform for female founders, she also founded a floristry business, The Flower Arranger. Find Sapphire on Instagram @sapphirejbates @thecovengirlgang and Twitter @sapphirejbates

Moderated by Emilie Bellet, founder of Vestpod and author of You’Re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich.

This discussion was be a positive discussion about women and money; we talked about:

• How can I prepare a financial plan to help me make the transition from full-time employee to freelancer?

• How to organise my finances and prepare a budget?

• Practical tips on how to save

• Think about the long term: do I need a pension and how to get started?

• What are my challengers as a freelancers? Taxes? Bookkeeping?

• Negotiate my rates. Getting paid on time.

• How to build extra streams of income / start side-hustles?

• What are the apps and key resources?

Photos and video by Anand Singh.

Watch the replay below on Youtube!

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Thank you all for coming!