It is a troubling thing, this ongoing economic collapse –with a seemingly limitless capacity to worsen– that is the culmination of decades of a free market unhindered by regulation. How it will ultimately affect me as a freelancer has yet to be seen; recessions can sometimes actually work in favor of small business, having little or no overhead– low operating costs. All things considered, these early months of the new year haven’t been bad for my part, but as we see in the news everyday, dominoes are still falling.