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Yeah, im working full-time, but remotely. Company is based in UK and im living in Moldova. Although rate is pretty good for Moldova (life here is very cheap) I
by xytop 11y ago
Yeah, im working full-time, but remotely. Company is based in UK and im living in Moldova. Although rate is pretty good for Moldova (life here is very cheap) I still need more and work part-time at Toptal for $30/h.. so constantly overworking to get to the better living.
I have a wife and 2 children, soon 3rd one will born and I want to start building a house and I cant say I have enough money for this but family requires so.
I/family spend about $1500-$2000 a month for current needs, like food, clothing etc.. then we usually have 1-2 trips a year to rest somewhere. And after all I have about $5-$10k a year in savings. To build a house I need to have about $120-$150k. Which will be in 10 years in best case.
Also to add here, I don't pay fees to government, working unofficially because again I dont want to lose any money there (like about 20%) that maybe risky but most of people in my area work like that.
- zerr 11y agoAs I remember, Toptal charges fixed $3200 (full-time) and $1600 (part-time) per WEEK to the client, in addition to your tiny $30/hr rate... Why didn't you ask $XXX/hr for toptal client? That is the norm there.. Please increase your rate as soon as possible. Do not believe toptal personnel if they try to convince you to keep rates such low...
- xytop 11y agoNo, they're flexible here.. they charge as much as they can from a client. So, from some they charge $80/h as you say, but some of them pay just $45/h. Toptal's lowest rate for companies is $40/h
- zerr 11y agoWell, and what are obstacles for you to charge 3-figure per hour? I'm as well from eastern Europe, and as you mention, it is possible to live with $xx/hr rate (if the work is enough), but do we only want to live month-to-month or maybe we also want to buy some new apartment? build a private house, and another country-side house? $xx/hr is just not enough.