Not sure what to get the freelancer in your life for the holidays? Do you want to show them you support the independent path they’re on?

We’ve created for you the Ultimate 2025 Freelancers Gift Guide, with gifts that will help empower the freelancer you’re shopping for in their work, and help them take a well-earned break when they need it. And as a bonus — all of these gifts are created and sold by freelancers and small businesses themselves!

For the New Freelancer

• Mutualism written by Freelancers Union founder, Sara Horowitz
• Break Up With Your Job hat, from our friends at Freelancing Females
• 99 Classics headphones by Meze Audio

For the Work-From-Home Warrior

• Main Character Candle by Mise En Scènt, located in Industry City (home to the Freelancers Hub)
• The Brick, for cutting down on screentime and increasing focus
• Set Piece, a romance novella written by Freelancers Union Marketing Director Lana Schwartz

For the Freelance Artist

• A hand-crafted mug for tea, coffee, or anything else they like to drink, by Aziza Mirzan
• Knitting for Olive Pure Silk Yarn, sold at Brooklyn General Store
• Used camera equipment from our partners at MPB

For the Nomad

• Freelancers Union hoodie, for keeping warm wherever they go
• Freelancers Union tote, for hauling their belongings anywhere they need
• Slingshot 2026 Organizer, for staying organized and on top of deadlines

For the Deadline Addict

• Lilac’s 30 pc. Continental Assortment of Dark Chocolate with Fruits & Nuts, for creative fuel
• Freelancers Union mug, to remind them who’s boss (they are)