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Wait, so you normally don't have food, coffee, power, or internet at home? you moved into a bigger home to create a home office? If I had a job (i freelance),

• itake 6y ago
  - $2/day snacks - $4/day coffee (really this should be higher b/c the cafe at the office made expressos that would cost $4/ea at Starbucks and I drink 3 per day) - $4/day bfast == monthly food total: $200. I needed to buy a desk ($100), office chair ($80), networking / power equipment, etc (total ~$200). Studies have shown that sleep quality is very important and you should reserve your bedroom for sleep and sex [0]. If I work 3ft from where I sleep, I never "turn off" work. So this means I needed either find space in the rest of my house (the kitchen table or rent a larger place). Assuming I don't want to reduce my quality of life by working WFH, I'm now spending an extra $300/mo on food, equipment, and sq footage. If I was freelancing, I could write off these expenses on my taxes and my prices would reflect these costs. As a W2 worker, I am not able to write off these expenses from my taxes nor have I been able to negotiate better pay from my employer. [0] - https://buffer.com/resources/work-bed/ https://buffer.com/resources/work-bed/