My advice to people is don't become a freelancer, not is because getting work is only on a per gig basis and a gig is really not a guarantee but also because clients always give trouble about paying you for the work you did for them. I know being in a dead end minimum wage job sucks but minimum wage workers should have a little perspective, at least they are protected by government enforced labor rights protection laws so they always get paid, when you're a freelancer, you're basically on your own and government can't force your clients to pay you the amount you and them agreed upon.