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I have a full-time job, as I mentioned in the post: full-time software engineer, 8+ years of experience. I earn 120k/y. Unfortunately, with my wife's college de
by openbasic 9y ago
I have a full-time job, as I mentioned in the post: full-time software engineer, 8+ years of experience. I earn 120k/y. Unfortunately, with my wife's college debt + my own + rent and, well, life, it's been hard to save real money for our down payment on a house.
- phyller 9y agoOh. Sorry, I interpreted it that you were a full-time freelance developer.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoI wonder if adding more keyboard work is a good idea when you already have a full time job writing software. If you end up burning yourself out you will be in a much worse financial situation. $120K is quite a lot, four times the median wage in the US, you may be better off working on lowering your outgoings rather than increasing income.
- ajeet_dhaliwal 9y agoDepending on where he/she lives it's not. I've been there. Full time jobs are not paying enough. It all depends on your personal situation. Some developers I worked with used to live with parents and they thought their salary was great, I couldn't do that so I found I couldn't save anything.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoPossibly, but even in San Francisco the median wage is $78K.
- chatmasta 9y agoYou could also consider asking for a raise. Your boss might be more comfortable giving you a raise than having you distracted by and spending energy on projects outside of work.
- StriverGuy 9y ago120K is not a lot at all if op lives in a coastal city (NY/SF/Boston/LA). Especially if OP is the sole provider of the family.