I'd second that. If you are going out on your own, be a contractor, not a freelancer... i.e. find big companies who will pay you $80+/hr for 40h a week on an

I'd second that. If you are going out on your own, be a contractor, not a freelancer... i.e. find big companies who will pay you $80+/hr for 40h a week on an ongoing basis. The overhead and "bench time" (time between jobs) is more expensive than you think.