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Four rivets before you start
Hours, rate, tax set-aside and records: set them once so later weeks do not slide.
Read article →Side work, fastened in place
Side work holds when you rivet it to clear limits
A rivet joins two plates so the joint takes load without slipping. Rivet Book is about fastening side income to your week with four rivets: hours, rate, tax set-aside and records — so busy weeks do not pull the work loose.
Hours rivet
A weekly maximum, decided before new work arrives.
Rate rivet
A minimum real hourly figure after costs and tax set-aside.
Record rivet
One sheet updated weekly: payments, costs and set-aside.
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When the day job pulls hard
A riveted limit lets you pause side work without guilt when your main job spikes.
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A weekly record that holds
Ten minutes a week keeps tax time simple and shows whether your rate still makes sense.
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Offers that loosen the joint
When a “job” asks you to pay first, the fastening fails. How to check before money leaves.
Read article →Signs to stop and check
- They ask you to pay to startA real job does not charge for a starter kit, mandatory training or sign-up.
- Fixed earnings promisedNo one can tell you exactly what you will earn. Exact figures without context are a warning.
- Rush and pressure“Today only”, “last spots”: urgency is there so you do not compare or ask questions.
- No identifiable companyWith no legal name, address or contract, there is no one to hold accountable.
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