r/BEFreelance

People making around €6k–€10k per month in their company after all expenses: how much do you pay yourself, and how much do you leave in the company? Also explain your personal/family situation if relevant. I’m trying to understand what the smartest setup is depending on the situation.

Hi

I'm currently working for a bigger IT consultancy firm. I'm specialised in networking (Mainly HPE Aruba).
Background: ~7/8 years in networking

• Company X (2018–2021): Network Consultant working across multiple clients () with Aruba, Cisco, PaloAlto, F5, Checkpoint, Fortigate, and SD-WAN
• Company Y (2021–present): Started as Network Engineer for 4 years, recently moved into a Technical Consultant role (Jan 2025). Mainly focus is Aruba Campus/DC/WLAN, from first meetings up to implementations. Some experience with security products (Tenable). Also experienced in the presales part.

I've recently received an offer from a company to become a freelancer (on a fixed yearly contract, 220days/year) and a 500€/day ex vat.

Is this a fair rate? I don't have a good comparison.

Current situation: Belgian born and raised but currently working in Central Europe on an employee contract taking home about 6.5k euro net per month while working in IT.

Do any of you live outside of Belgium while freelancing for a Belgian client?

With the favourable B2B constructs here locally I can get another 2-3k euro net more per month if the Belgian client would allow me to freelance for them locally.

Is that possible or have most clients also changed to expect some sort of (stupid) office attendance from freelancers?

I'm closing my company, which is a Comm V. I was told that the bedrijfsrevisor would be a certain price, but got an invoice for almost double that, 2200€. My accountant is handling everything and he's usually very reliable if a tad expensive.

Does anyone here have experience with this and knows what price such services usually go for?

As the cost of daily life increases, employees in Belgium can profit of the automatic indexation of their salary.

Freelancers do not, unless they request and obtain it themselves.

Short story : I used to be an account manager selling profiles/resources (purely bodyshopping) for a big player in IT. Freelancers made about 50% of the pool of resources working for my portfolio.
We were instructed to categorically refuse all indexation requests from freelancers to protect our margin unless we were put into a position where the freelancer threatened to leave.

Do you ask for indexation of your daily rate ?
If so, when and what percentage?

Life today is much more expensive than a year ago. Isn’t it normal that our daily rates should reflect that?

What do you say when your customer/recruitment agency refuses ?

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Hi all,

I don't know if this is allowed here but i'm looking for someone to takeover my renting on my BMW iX Drive 40 full option.

Car has about 65k kms and the renting is still for 3.2 years but the car doesn't suit my new function and I get range anxiety every day.

Currently paying about 580 for the car, 100 maintenance per month (basicly extended warranty pack).

Pm me if interested.

Sharing this so others can make an informed decision if contacted by InterEx.

Early 2026: I was approached for a Technical Business Analyst role at a well-known US-based engineering company through InterEx. I was initially offered $40/hr. Days later they called back and reduced it to $30/hr with no explanation — no document, no contract, just a verbal change.

Shortly after: The hiring manager at the end client confirmed internally I was their top candidate. InterEx never told me.

Following weeks: I followed up consistently with my InterEx recruiter for contract and onboarding information. Every time I got the same response: 'someone will call you', 'we're reviewing the contract.' No contract ever arrived.

I eventually had to track down a senior person at InterEx myself and called them directly. They promised to send the contract and start date information. Nothing arrived.

A few weeks later: I received a meet and greet invitation from the end client's team. Before attending, I emailed InterEx explicitly stating I had not received any formal documentation or confirmed start date. I attended out of respect for the team — not as acceptance of any offer.

After waiting over a month with no contract, I signed an offer with another company. I notified InterEx professionally the same day.

What happened next:

— Multiple aggressive calls from two different InterEx recruiters refusing to accept my decision

— They claimed that attending the meet and greet meant I had legally accepted the offer — this is false. A meet and greet is not a contract.

— They increased the offer from $30 to $40/hr only after I declined — the same rate they had originally offered and then reduced without explanation

— They implied I was being unprofessional for accepting another offer, despite never having provided a contract in over a month

— InterEx had not even informed the end client that I had declined — the hiring manager found out directly from my personal email to him

Final red flag: After all of this, they sent me an onboarding email requiring mandatory Professional Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 — a requirement never mentioned during the entire process. For contractors outside the US this is extremely difficult and expensive to obtain.

Bottom line: InterEx had a confirmed placement and failed to send a contract for over a month. When I moved on, they used pressure tactics, false legal claims, and manipulation to try to change my decision.

Protect yourself: ✓ Always get everything in writing before committing to anything ✓ A meet and greet is NOT a contract ✓ If a recruiter can't send documentation within a reasonable timeframe, that tells you everything about how they operate ✓ Ask about insurance and compliance requirements upfront — especially if you are based outside the US"

I’m a freelancer with a company since 6 months with a daily rate of 705e per day and a long term contract (2 years).
I want to buy a second hand EV, something like a Volvo e40 or mercedes eqa 250, 2024 or 2025 model with 100% battery. The total cost is around 40k euros.
The idea is I don’t want to spend a lot of money on a brand new car.
I want to buy with a 1st deposit of around 10k euros and borrowing the rest from my bank, cause I don’t have enough cashflow after 6 months. Is the option I’m thinking of better than leasing the car ?

Thanks

Ex Big four, 5y exp, Cloud Architect (AWS/Azure/SAP), what is the average rate ask for this position ?

I’m working 100% remote in IT for a French company while living in France, and the setup is honestly great. I’ve built a few key production systems for them, so I’m pretty embedded in the team and both sides are happy.

I’m now thinking of moving back to Belgium for personal reasons, but I really want to keep my current job.

Problem is my company doesn’t have a Belgian entity, so I can’t just move and stay on the same contract. Going freelance is also a no go because it would end up costing them a lot more, and they’d rather avoid that.

I recently came across EOR setups, where a Belgian company technically employs you while you keep working for your current employer.

Has anyone actually used an EOR in Belgium or worked with one they’d recommend?

I'm looking to open a VAPZ (Vrij Aanvullend Pensioen voor Zelfstandigen).

Which provider do you use?

That would leave me around 5k net if I am not wrong? (Or maybe closer to 4k?)
Anyone here who has the same daily rate? I would appreciate if you can share your experience.
I wonder if car leasing would be deductible as an expense for work.
I think this daily rate would be too low for a BV, so ZZPing is the better option.
Thanks!

I'm new to the freelance world, one-person SRL set up just finished. Wanted to know how do you maintain the shareholders register - electronically or on paper? My accountant can do this for me electronically but it's 250 eur one time fee. I'm not sure if it's worth it. Please advise:)

Hello,

I’m a freelance graphic designer and My current day rate (around 8/9 hours) is €600 excl. VAT.

I’ve recently started getting inquiries from clients based in Luxembourg, and I’m wondering how to handle pricing in that case.

Should I charge more for Luxembourg clients? I often hear that Luxembourg has a higher average income and budget levels, but I’m not familiar with that market at all.

Do freelancers here adjust their rates depending on the client’s country within the EU? Or is it better to keep a consistent pricing regardless of location?

Any experience or advice would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

After a lot of research I struggle to find a really effective way to prospect in my field.

I am a contractor for a multi-service company in the field of metal construction, metal decoration and small construction work.

I have already sent a lot of emails that I found on the internet. Restaurant, hotel, communities, companies of all kinds...

Some positive feedback but I need more.

Above all, the ideal would be to easily have a large number of email addresses in order to increase the chances.

I also wonder if there are tools with AI to do this kind of thing because filling out everything manually on Excel takes a lot of time.

Do you use programs/software for these procedures?

I’m a zelfstandige in Belgium and I was wondering if it’s allowed (and smart) to add several nevenactiviteiten (NACE codes) at once, even if I’m not doing them yet but might in the future.

The idea is to build some margin/flexibility now, instead of paying around €200 every time I want to add a new activity later.

Note: I often read on official websites that you should only register activities you actually perform, but I also see companies with a long list of activities, and I doubt they really execute all of them. What is common practice in reality?

Got my house and part of it is fully dedicated to my company (office).
I would like to get a rent from my company. I'll have to check the rules about the price of course.

But I also would like my company to pay its fair share of electricity/fuel.

For the fuel it will be a superficy prorata.

For the electricity I put smart plug on all company related devices (NAS, network devices, ...) to measure energy and I would like my company to pay a % of the electricity invoice.

I'm a bit afraid those amount could be considered as BIK (and taxed a lot) where I'm currently personally paying stuff for my company and I would like to be reimburse.

Is there any standard/generic contract/lease agreement my wife and I (both owning the house) have to sign with the company to be clean in case of inspection ?

In case of such charge reimbursement, I guess there is no additional taxes?

I was thinking so see someone specialized but I guess this is a really generic situation.

EDIT : I realized the "charge" in the title should have been "utilities"