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See below - the biggest expense is personal training and coaching. I am not a software engineer, and I have never commanded software engineer salaries. I am wh

by toddm 5y ago

See below - the biggest expense is personal training and coaching. I am not a software engineer, and I have never commanded software engineer salaries. I am what they call a "data scientist" and I have an academic background in the sciences. My wife is a project manager at a big company that is nowhere near the FAANG level. We have a bare-bones yearly burn rate of about $40K: that's mortgage, utilities, rice and beans. Given our combined take-home (post-tax) of about $100K, the $10-$15K we spend on physical fitness per year represents about 20% of our disposable income.

greazy 5y ago
I think i have a similar background to you. Mind sharing how you got into data science contractual work? Is it through academia or in the business world?
- toddm 5y ago
  It was initially an extension of a relationship I had while in academia. Several regular employment stints came afterwards, just from talking to people. There are a few contract engagements I don't put on my resume: adding stuff to a few WordPress sites for friends; setting up a small Beowulf Linux cluster; debugging a Microsoft Access application for a small business. The main reason I don't list those (and a few others) is that I don't want to do them ever again. The secondary reason is that I don't want a full-time employer to know that I am/was working on the side. More recently, a old classmate from grad school - with whom I worked recently - recalled that I was/am a specialist at running and interpreting the results of a clunky piece of software. Presently I am not working and am starting a contract as a GIS data scientist for a telecom company in January. That one I got from a recruiter who needed someone with my skill set. Note I have updated my contact information on my HN profile, from which you can infer what my LinkedIn profile is and have a look.
randomopining 5y ago
Swing a kettlebell, squats, pull ups, running, yoga, hill sprints… those all cost about 200 bucks

by toddm 5y ago

greazy 5y ago

I think i have a similar background to you. Mind sharing how you got into data science contractual work? Is it through academia or in the business world?

toddm 5y ago
It was initially an extension of a relationship I had while in academia. Several regular employment stints came afterwards, just from talking to people. There are a few contract engagements I don't put on my resume: adding stuff to a few WordPress sites for friends; setting up a small Beowulf Linux cluster; debugging a Microsoft Access application for a small business. The main reason I don't list those (and a few others) is that I don't want to do them ever again. The secondary reason is that I don't want a full-time employer to know that I am/was working on the side. More recently, a old classmate from grad school - with whom I worked recently - recalled that I was/am a specialist at running and interpreting the results of a clunky piece of software. Presently I am not working and am starting a contract as a GIS data scientist for a telecom company in January. That one I got from a recruiter who needed someone with my skill set. Note I have updated my contact information on my HN profile, from which you can infer what my LinkedIn profile is and have a look.

randomopining 5y ago

Swing a kettlebell, squats, pull ups, running, yoga, hill sprints… those all cost about 200 bucks