Absolutely. When I went freelance, I traded my one boss for multiple bosses: myself, plus every potential and landed client. And federal/state/local governments

Absolutely. When I went freelance, I traded my one boss for multiple bosses: myself, plus every potential and landed client. And federal/state/local governments. And insurance providers. Thank goodness it was software so I didn’t need a landlord and bank loans, too. I imagine by “self-employed” what they really meant was “early retired”.