When it comes down to it, money isn’t our scarcest resource; time is. And if you work for yourself, rather than as an employee at a large company, you’re likelier to have more of it—and likelier to spend it on things that matter most to you.
Time is the common thread among workers’ top three goals: spending enough time with family, leading a fulfilling life, and “getting the most out of life,” finds MBO Partners, a tech solutions company for independent contractors and the companies who hire them, in its new “Life Goals” study. But independent workers more successfully meet these goals than traditional workers do.
