Working freelance requires a number of skills. But one of the most important is the ability to keep track of your expenses and charges.

There is always the need to keep track of each step of your project. The pitch, the agreement, the research, the writing, the delivery and payment.

For most of us, this process is kept in our heads -- until we issue a statement for payment. But the increased ease of online project managers helps make the process easier to manage.

I just did a test run of Project Bubble.

The free version allows for three clients. To have more costs $7 a month. Read more »

Time for a laugh.

Here is Bob Newhart describing some journalists covering a difficult assignment.

For more, go to: Matt Bors

I just posted a couple of job opportunities in Hong Kong on the SPJ International Journalism Committee blog site.

Thought there might be one or two people in the DC area who might be willing to relocated to Hong Kong.

Job opportunities in Hong Kong

First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World.

NPR had a fun piece today about how the United States is now a spicier nation.

U.S. Is A Spicier Nation (Literally) Since 1970s

I am glad to see that seasoning other than salt is making its way into the US kitchen. (Much healthier.)

And I am glad to see the internationalization of cooking. (I still remember 25+ years ago when pita was introduced into Air Force One and the uproar it caused.) Read more »