It is without doubt that an 8-5 job assures an employee with fixed work timings and a steady source of income. But over the years, more and more people are taking the big leap and shifting to freelancing. Here are six reasons why:

Freelancing provides personal liberty.

Working as a freelancer allows you to work on your own work-hour preference. Each one of us has a unique chronotype. Yes. That means some prefer to work in the morning while others find more productivity working in the evening.

On the other hand, when you're working in an office, there's a fixed work schedule that you need to abide by. In some cases, people cannot perform well at a day job because their biological clocks work better in the latter part of the day. Hence, it's important that you know your own chronotype, and you use it to your advantage.

Luckily enough, you won't need to go around too much to look for a job that suits your biological clocks when you decide to go freelancing. Whether you prefer to work in the morning or at night, you have the ultimate liberty to do so.

You can choose from various choices of work type.

A business strategist, SEO expert, social media manager, lead generation expert, copywriter, graphic designer, article writer, and many more - these are just some of the available jobs that a freelancer can master and earn from.

What you need to do is to tap on that basic skill or passion that you've been keeping in hiding, develop it, and make a living out of it. Sounds fun, right?

There's no hassle with commuting or traveling.

Having an office-based job requires you to wake up early to prepare for work. After that, you have to endure the hassle of the busy street in going to your workplace. In freelancing, you can finally say goodbye to that.

Sometimes what makes employees lose so much energy is not really performing the job, it's the travel 'to and fro' that they to go through. Traveling to your office and back to your home sucks up so much of your energy and patience especially if you're living in a densely-populated city.

Freelancing allows you to earn as much as you want.

Whether you want to focus on one or cater to more clients doesn't really matter. So long as you can fulfill your responsibilities on time and with premium efficiency, then you're good.

A lot of freelancers actually have more than one client so as they can save faster for anything that they've wanted to have. This work venue offers unlimited opportunities to earn. The decision solely lies on you and your dedication to achieve your personal goals.

Freelancing provides both long term and short term opportunities.

As a freelancer, your ultimate goal is to have a long term client, or more. Having that affords you with a stable source of income. However, you can also look for clients for your side hustle.

You can try out short term jobs which you think are exciting and interesting. Who knows, one of that could be your next main niche or work type.

You'll have more time for yourself.

Freelancing grants you the right to choose a full time, part time, or contractual job. But none of these three defeat the narrative of having more time for yourself.

Even though you work 8 hours a day, you'd still have enough time and energy to treat yourself after. You can have a good read, watch a movie, or cook for yourself. The list goes on.

In conclusion, although freelancing presents disadvantages as well, the advantages of pursuing this work venue just outweigh them. The 6 reasons I outlined above only talk about freelancers that are single and probably living on their own.

If you're a parent, or a son like me who prefers to stay with my parents at home and have more quality time with them, then all the more that this work setup is for you.