I'm in a good place now. But if I were getting paid essentially for free, I might just take on another job. But given his current job is $90k, I'd maybe start

I'm in a good place now. But if I were getting paid essentially for free, I might just take on another job. But given his current job is $90k, I'd maybe start thinking about shooting for a higher paying remote gig. Instrument mastery is a much longer process as far as I can tell. Takes years.