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[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Exactly. When I was self employed, my monthly invoice was almost always in the 5 figures. From that you pay your VAT every quarter, save up for income taxes, pay all sorts of insurances, and what you've got left is a lot less, but the initial transfer looks very good.