Every piece of advice I was given was about motivation. None was about liquidity in month four. That is where most people I know have stumbled, myself included.
I had saved for six months without income. It lasted nine, because I cut more than planned. But those months cost something other than money.
The figures, unvarnished
- Savings at launch: NOK 340,000
- First invoice sent: week 7
- First invoice paid: week 14
- Lowest balance: month five, NOK 18,000 left
What I would do differently is not save more. It is agree payment terms before starting the work, not after.
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- 27. July 2026
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