Respectfully, it is her livelihood, so it has a meaningful impact on her life. Also, you can just not read it if you dislike it.

I found it funny that the situation was romanticized.

She might be a beginner and excited about proving herself to the world by writing and feeling serious about it. Who knows. Some people write, some people don't. She just discovered what 99% of the freelancers feel already but 99% didn't write about it. Just another blog post.

I found it extremely refreshing to read about someone who defied the corporate-centric work model and came out ahead in both time and money.

Is that not interesting to you?

You'll be surprised by how many people want what she have.