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Cut the slot before you join
Hours, a minimum rate and a tax set-aside are the slot. Without them, extra work has nowhere to sit.
Read article →Side work that fits the slot
Do not glue a job until the slot is cut to size
A biscuit joint holds only when both boards have a matching slot. Biscuit Tab is about cutting that slot first — hours you really have, a minimum rate, a tax set-aside — before you join another piece of side work to your week.
Cut the slot
Name the hours, the minimum rate and the tax share before you say yes.
Dry-fit
One small paid job shows whether the slot actually matches the piece.
Then join
Only after the fit is clear do you add more work or a thicker week.
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Dry-fit with one small job
One defined, paid task tells you if the slot matches. Track hours including messages.
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A tab of records for each joint
One line per job — date, client, payment, costs, set-aside — keeps the join visible at tax time.
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Offers that charge before the slot
Kits, paid training and sign-up fees ask you to pay first. That is a sale, not a job.
Read article →Signs to stop and check
- They ask you to pay to startA real job does not charge for a starter kit, mandatory training or sign-up.
- Fixed earnings promisedNo one can tell you exactly what you will earn. Exact figures without context are a warning.
- Rush and pressure“Today only”, “last spots”: urgency is there so you do not compare or ask questions.
- No identifiable companyWith no legal name, address or contract, there is no one to hold accountable.
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