Getting older and working in design
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35 years old here. Been freelancing for 7 years or so after working in big ad agencies. I used to work solely in print but have been coding websites for the past 4-5 years and it's the bulk of my work now. We moved from a large city to a small town on the coast and freelancing has been supporting my wife and 2 young kids. Work here is pretty scarce and while I work remotely for some good (and loyal) clients, we have times where we really struggle financially.
I echo a lot of what's been said above. Many clients are on a race to the bottom as far as budgets go while expectation remains high.
I can't see myself working as a designer much longer. I stopped enjoying my work a long time ago – just going through the motions these days and writing invoices. Thinking of transitioning to marketing and getting a cushy job with local government or something. Or stacking shelves... Neither would be much fun but to be honest, neither is this. (Sorry to continue the maudlin theme)