I remember the blank stares I got in 2006 when I told friends and relatives that I quit my day job to go freelance.

Back then, very few people understood what freelancing was ... or that anyone could earn a living writing from home.

Boy, has that’s changed!

Over the past 10 years, there has been a ton of information published about the freelance economy. Freelancing and consulting no longer mean “I’m between jobs.” And experts and economists are finally recognizing that we’re a real (and growing) segment of the labor force—not a temporary fluke.

But exactly how many people are freelancing? Are the big numbers we’re reading an accurate representation of the freelance workforce? And what do these numbers and projections mean for us?

That’s the topic of this episode. My guest, Robert McGuire, is going to pull apart these numbers and predictions and give us his take on what’s really happening in the gig economy.

Today we’re talking health insurance for freelancers. More specifically, we’re exploring two unconventional options to traditional health insurance.

This is an extremely hot topic given our current political environment. But I don’t want to give you the same information everyone else is publishing.

“Where can I get affordable health insurance?” is the wrong question to ask right now. The better question is, “What are my options?”

For many of us, getting the same coverage from a different source (and for the same price) isn’t a real solution. If your premiums are no longer sustainable—or if you have pre-existing conditions that you’re concerned about—you should look beyond the usual offerings.

In this episode, I’m focusing on two options most people don’t even know exist...