Get multiple gigs going. It's not too hard to get > 300K if you are willing to work all the time! I've been able to do it with just a couple clients. I don't re

Get multiple gigs going. It's not too hard to get > 300K if you are willing to work all the time! I've been able to do it with just a couple clients. I don't really recommend working all the time because it does take a toll. But there is a benefit to having multiple clients in terms of diversification, i.e. if one goes away you're not left in a lurch. How'd I get here? Worked at one startup after another in Austin for about 20 years. Then started working consulting jobs. Not nearly as exciting as startups and in fact most of my projects now are rather boring. But good SE's are hard to find and when companies find someone that can reliably deliver the goods you are in and it can become stable work.