I live on commission, and some months the checks are fat and some months they barely cover rent. I try to plan, but the swings make a joke of every budget I write. One good month I feel like I've made it, and the next I'm lying awake doing math at 3am, wondering how the same job can feel like feast and famine in the same season.
More people experience this than they realize.
Living on swinging commission checks wrecks your planning and keeps your nerves on edge.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.