Pay Day with designer Jasmine Dowling: 'My main anxiety comes from not knowing when invoices will be paid'

The ABC's column where we ask Australians the money questions we don't like to talk about. You may have seen Jasmine Dowling's ethereal designs and photography before, whether it's been in the pages of a magazine, a big brand's social media pages, or even her own prints and art. For Pay Day, Jasmine reflects on the perils of chasing invoices as a freelancer, the stuffed toy frog she dreamed of as a child, and why she would tell her 18-year-old self to get financial advice ASAP. I don't necessarily remember being directly spoken to about money however my mum's actions around money definitely shaped my relationship with it. You take on enough work to make sure your expenses are covered, however invoices are rarely paid on time and you can be waiting 90 days to be paid for work completed.