Costs Involved in Being Your Own Boss

When it comes to being your own boss or self employed, as some choose to call it, there are many unexpected and expected expenses.
I am a carpenter's assistant, so I am not required to have my own tools because I work for my grandfather that owns his own business. But he is a carpenter that has jobs of all types and has to have tools or go out and buy what he needs to perform his assignment at work, wherever it may be. …