Though we're more comfortable moving pixels around, we take a stab at calculating our cash flow so that we can see what numbers we need to make our business work. If you're starting out with freelancing or thinking of starting a studio but you're scared of spreadsheets, this one is for you.

We used Shopify's great cashflow forecast template and tweaked it so it made more sense to us.

Here's a link directly to the Shopify spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Eq1CE8quJei-Lgt_1DdMVzxgv8v-ROpLQiKHT7okHgM/edit#gid=2137285335

You can read more about it from Shopify's website here: https://www.shopify.ca/blog/cash-flow-management