It takes a certain amount of ballsiness to quit your safely cubicled nine-to-fiver and strike out on your own as the freelancer you’ve always dreamed of being. Sometimes one’s bravery can get an ass-kicking boost by being unexpectedly down-sized. Whether you’ve decided to flee cubeville voluntarily, or have had the decision made for you by a suited personage with no sense of humor (or humanity), I have three book recommendations to help you find your way in the real world (with no more grid-like cubes and straight lines of fluorescent lighting to help you find your way).

I’ve been meaning to mention Michelle Goodman’s books for a while, and Pamela Slim’s book was recently published and reminded me of the down-with-cubes genre. Both authors write with a simple, down-to-earth style that gets the all-important information across with a humorous bent. Humor and nuggets of knowledge are always appreciated by anyone leaping into the abyss.

Posted by Alexa Harrington