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Accounts Receivable Migraine
Show me the freakin’ money!
If there was one thing about driving a cab I really liked, it was going home with the money I earned — in cash — the very same night I worked. That doesn’t work now because almost everybody pays with a card. But when I drove, it was all cash. You couldn’t pay with plastic. Thus, no accounting or chasing your money headaches.
Similarly, if there’s anything I like about DoorDashing, it’s that my money is deposited directly into my bank account every week without fail. And if you’re a hand-to-mouth kind of guy (which I am not), dashers can get their earnings put on a debit card the very night after they worked.
Enter the world of freelance writing and background acting — and get ready to chase your earnings. After numerous emails that mostly went ghosted, I finally got paid by the NY Daily News (major league newspaper) for op-eds written (get ready) last September and December!
While I re-submitted three invoices, the accounting department somehow only paid me for two of them. Thus, I’m still owed for a January story — another payment I fear I’ll have to chase. I’m waiting a week before I reach out — to give accounting the benefit of the doubt. Right now, I’m assuming the error wasn’t intentional — though I’m not so sure. You get the idea. Still, a victory on that front. I…
