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It doesn't match all of your wants, but you should consider living in the inner city of a large metropolitan area and working for tech companies there. In Los A
by Yenderman 8y ago
It doesn't match all of your wants, but you should consider living in the inner city of a large metropolitan area and working for tech companies there. In Los Angeles, a talented dev/arch with devops can make $185,000/yr with benefits. Another possibility would be turning into a migrant fruit-picker, stick your stuff in a storage facility and follow the contracts around the country, looking for the $200/hr gigs.
Do all of the above, then retire early and spend your time developing your own client list at your own pace at home, working 0 to 10 hours per week.
- maxxxxx 8y ago"$200/hr gigs." do these really exist in sufficiently large numbers? When I was freelancer there seemed to be hard limit at $100.
- paulgrant999 8y agoLOL. I quoted 120 an hour, and the response I got was "120 an hour?! thats what we bill at!" Yeah dumbass. 120 an hour, the bare minimum, for a small company, where I'm not gauranteed shit. The next comment was even worse "you don't have any overhead!" To which I replied, "Yes, but I'ld like to get some. So if I don't budget it out, I won't ever get it." Then I correct him, by telling him 120 was my minimum. Depending on the work, it could be higher. I dipped to 65, on a multi-month project ("discounted rate for large block of time"). But that was a one-off for that customer. Rule of thumb is 1:6; but its more like 1:8. So that 120 an hour, is more like earning 15 bucks an hour. And that assuming a full schedule. Sometimes I get clients who try to cheap out, and give x hours per week; to which I just raise my rates. If you can't afford to pay real wages; or more likely, treat all your employees like shit and skim their salaries to make mega bucks - fuck off.