Guides / Plan around uneven pay
Irregular income: you're not alone
Gig, seasonal, tipped, commission and freelance work.
If your pay changes from week to week or month to month, most budgeting advice wasn't written for you. That doesn't mean budgeting can't work; it just needs a different approach.
Common kinds of irregular income
- Gig and app-based work
- Seasonal jobs, like tourism, farming or retail
- Tipped jobs
- Commission and sales
- Freelance and contract work
- Hourly jobs with changing schedules
The approach that works
- Know your lowest normal month
- Budget the essentials to that number
- Save the extra from good months
- Pay yourself a steady amount from a holding account
General educational information, not financial or tax advice. Little by Little Cash isn't paid by any lender, app or gig platform.