> my income as a self-employed consultant had to be much higher than my income as an employee in order to reach the same take-home amount. Yeah, I typically c

> my income as a self-employed consultant had to be much higher than my income as an employee in order to reach the same take-home amount. Yeah, I typically charged double my salary rate. You have to pay for your own sick time and vacation time. I think that's generally baked in to the rate.