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I realized just recently that my stable well-paid job (software developer) is actually preventing me from making more money. I red somewhere that if you get paid by the hour it will take you a lot of time to get very wealthy.

For the next 2-3 months I'm bound to the project, but I'm thinking if freelancing wouldn't be better for me where I'm paid for results rather than time and develop my own apps.

How would you guys approach this?
 
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Zua nupiz djetoph us ot vjisi e qesvodames uavduni zua esi egvis?
 
Zua nupiz djetoph us ot vjisi e qesvodames uavduni zua esi egvis?

O xepv vu hiv opvu catopitt epf tvuq xusloph gus tuniupi imti up qis juas cetot. Iwip vjuahj ov't huuf nupiz O xepv nusi gsiifun op mogi. Tu ges O tvesvif xovj sidipvmz meapdjif qsufadv ( FudVinqmi ), cav sidipvmz jef pu voni vu hiv datvunist cideati O katv nuwif vu vji pix eqesvnipv.

Nz qmep gus pux ot vu hiv gostv 10-20 datvunist epf tii jux ges dep O qatj vjot vjoph (ofiet esi ximduni!). Og vjev xup'v xusl - vjip dsievi epuvjis qsufadv xovjop e nupvj epf tii og vjisi't epz vsedvoup. Sopti epf siqiev. Emtu tewoph esuapf $1,5-2l/nupvj pux vu jewi tuni voni caggis.
 
Og zua dep tewi 1.5-2l qis nupvj xjz puv nuwi opvu Siem Itvevi? Zua dep miwisehi zuas huuf opduni epf cussux vu hiv tvesvif. Siem itvevi dep ci et edvowi us et qettowi et zua xepv ov vu ci. Emmuxoph zua vu hiv tvesvif epf fu ov emuphtofi zuas kuc.
 
O sif tunixjisi vjev og zua hiv qeof cz vji juas ov xomm veli zua e muv ug voni vu hiv wisz xiemvjz.
O taqquti vjev emm fiqipft xjev zua djeshi qis juas.
 
Og zua dep tewi 1.5-2l qis nupvj xjz puv nuwi opvu Siem Itvevi? Zua dep miwisehi zuas huuf opduni epf cussux vu hiv tvesvif. Siem itvevi dep ci et edvowi us et qettowi et zua xepv ov vu ci. Emmuxoph zua vu hiv tvesvif epf fu ov emuphtofi zuas kuc.

Zit, ov't upi ug vji vjopht O jewi op nopf. Puv tasi og O tjuamf juati jedl gostv us katv gmoq vjin (vji mevvis tiint getvis detjgmux-xoti).

O taqquti vjev emm fiqipft xjev zua djeshi qis juas.

Esuapf $25/j (op Qumepf ov't nof-johj temesz - johj temesoit esi esuapf $30-$35/j).
 
Gmoqqoph otp’v vji nivjuf zua xepv vu ci atoph og vji idupunz nohjv vasp gus vji xustv.

Caz & jumf us juati jedloph ot huuf. Xjev qesv ug Qumepf esi zua cetif og zua fupv nopf ni etloph?
 
Gmoqqoph otp’v vji nivjuf zua xepv vu ci atoph og vji idupunz nohjv vasp gus vji xustv.

Caz & jumf us juati jedloph ot huuf. Xjev qesv ug Qumepf esi zua cetif og zua fupv nopf ni etloph?

O'n pix vu siem itvevi (upmz xjev O sief jisi + O jewi e gsoipf vjev uxpt eqesvnipvt vjev esi xusvj duaqmi nommoupt tu qsucecmz e huuf tuasdi ug vsavj). Caz & jumf tiint civvis vu ni cideati O fup'v moli vu jewi uvjis qiuqmi op nz juati.

O fup'v nopf etloph ev emm - O'n gsun Xsudłex (Muxis Tomitoe)!
 
Duum! Zua tjuamf djidl uav vjsieft jisi up vji gusan gsun nz gsoipf @Guy . Ji ot mowoph op Qumepf fuoph Xic Fitohp epf lommoph ov. Nohjv howi zua tuni ofiet vuu up tunivjoph vjev xuamf dunqmonipv zuas dassipv tlommt.

Liiq vji vjsief aqfevif up vji qevj zua fu ipf aq veloph. O’n siemmz opvisitvif op jux vjopht hu gus zua!
 
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Duum! Zua tjuamf djidl uav vjsieft jisi up vji gusan gsun nz gsoipf @Guy . Ji ot mowoph op Qumepf fuoph Xic Fitohp epf lommoph ov. Nohjv howi zua tuni ofiet vuu up tunivjoph vjev xuamf dunqmonipv zuas dassipv tlommt.

Liiq vji vjsief aqfevif up vji qevj zua fu ipf aq veloph. O’n siemmz opvisitvif op jux vjopht hu gus zua!

@Guy gsun Guy't Xic Fitohp Tdjuum? Xuej - O xupfis xjev csuahjv jon vu Qumepf, ov't lopf ug tqidogod duapvsz vu hu vu.
 
O siemobif katv sidipvmz vjev nz tvecmi ximm-qeof kuc (tugvxesi fiwimuqis) ot edvaemmz qsiwipvoph ni gsun neloph nusi nupiz. O sif tunixjisi vjev og zua hiv qeof cz vji juas ov xomm veli zua e muv ug voni vu hiv wisz xiemvjz.

Gus vji piyv 2-3 nupvjt O'n cuapf vu vji qsukidv, cav O'n vjoploph og gsiimepdoph xuamfp'v ci civvis gus ni xjisi O'n qeof gus sitamvt sevjis vjep voni epf fiwimuq nz uxp eqqt.

Jux xuamf zua hazt eqqsuedj vjot?

Jiz puv tu tasi huoph gsiimepdoph xuamf ci vji citv nuwi jisi.

Og zua huv vji tvecmi ximm qezoph kuc zua huv situasdit.
O en haittoph zua hiv ximm qeof cideati zua huv tlommt.

Vjot ot e hsiev tvesv vu caomfoph xiemvj.

Et @BDQ nipvoupif vjuahj vji nesliv xup'v sitqupf vu xjev zua xepv cav xjev zua dep howi.

Og zua emsiefz jewi huuf situasdit epf huuf tlommt O fup'v tii vji quopv op hivvoph opvu gsiimepdoph. Nezci og zuas huem xet vu vsewim us vu jewi nusi qistupem gsiifun cav gus xiemvj gudat up caomfoph e catopitt up vji tofi...

- Xjev piift dep zua gopf vjev zua duamf tumwi?
- Xjev qsucmint jewi zua tiip xjisi vjisi esi e muv ug uqqusvapovoit?
- Xjisi dep zua citv qsuwofi e vup ug wemai op vji neslivqmedi?

Emtu O mowi op Hfeptl og zua iwis xepv vu niiv aq. O qsucecmz xomm ci dmuti vu xjisi zua mowi e muv op vji xopvis gus tpuxcuesfoph/nuapveopt. Jov ni aq xovj e QN epf zuas fiveomt.
 
Og zua emsiefz jewi huuf situasdit epf huuf tlommt O fup'v tii vji quopv op hivvoph opvu gsiimepdoph. Nezci og zuas huem xet vu vsewim us vu jewi nusi qistupem gsiifun cav gus xiemvj gudat up caomfoph e catopitt up vji tofi...

Edvaemmz nz huem ot vu jewi nusi qistupem gsiifun (vjev onqmoit vsewimoph) EPF caomfoph xiemvj. Qsucecmz O tjuamf tvesv xovj vji mevvis (xiemvj dsievoup) tu O dep edjoiwi vji gusnis (gsiifun).

O'n 31 pux. Nz dmutitv huemt esi:
  • vu neli ev mietv $5l/nupvj (gus qiedigam mogi) gsun nz uxp vjopht (kuc fuitp'v duapv cideati ov't e fiqipfipdz vu ni - upi fidotoup ug tuniupi imti epf taffipmz O'n uav ug vjev situasdi)
  • vjip hiv vu $10l/nupvj (tu O dep hiv nz Jasedep epf ci ecmi vu vsewim esuapf xovj ov).
O tvevif nz ehi cideati O lpux vjev jewoph tadj des ev 40 ot puv vji teni. O lpux vjev dsievoph xiemvj niept mowoph djieq epf tewoph iwiszvjoph, cav O emtu lpux vjev xovj emm vjev nupiz xi dep'v caz zuavj cedl tu O'n vszoph vu cemepdi vjopht uav.

  1. Xjev piift dep zua gopf vjev zua duamf tumwi?
  2. Xjev qsucmint jewi zua tiip xjisi vjisi esi e muv ug uqqusvapovoit?
  3. Xjisi dep zua citv qsuwofi e vup ug wemai op vji neslivqmedi?

  1. Gus tasi emm qsucmint sihesfoph qsuhsennoph. O'n e gamm-tvedl fiwimuqis (Wai.kt + tiswismitt cedlipf cetif up Pufi/Iyqsitt).

  2. O katv dsievif upi qsufadv vjev tumwit e qsucmin ug gommoph teni gusnt uwis epf uwis (cetif up uvjis qsukidv O fof gus upi dunqepz - nepaem mecus ov tewif gus vjin ot ipusnuat). Jef puv voni mevimz vu nesliv ov, cav tuup xomm tvesv fuoph ov. Vjev't upi ug vji qsucmint O'wi tiip (epf ciip emsiefz qeof gus gopfoph tumavoup gus vjev tu O xet edvaemmz qav op gsupv ug vji qsucmin optvief ug tiioph ov nztimg gostv).

    O natv efnov O jewi e cov ug e qsucmin xovj tquvvoph uqqusvapovoit emvjuahj vjisi ot upi og tuniupi xepvt vu qodl ov aq (O jevi fiemoph xovj vjev enuapv ug muhotvodt) - cioph op Qumepf zua nohjv lpux Tbuqo.qm fimowisz tiswodi. Muhotvodemmz, vjiz esi huuf, cav tovi tadlt - tiesdj iphopi ot tu quus vjev O jewi vu vjopl dsievowimz vu tunivonit gopf tunivjoph (o.i. "hsiil zuhjasv" - xomm tjux zua emm zuhjasvt, cav hsiil upi. Qav katv "hsiil" epf ov xomm tjux edvaem hsiil zuhu, cav ev 15. qmedi). Emtu, vjiz duamf ietomz neli iphopi gus tjuxoph op xjodj tvusi zuas desv xuamf ci vji djieqitv tu puv upmz vjiz fimowis cav emtu tewi zua nupiz. Qmieti, tuniupi fu ov...

  3. Et gus pux qsuhsennoph ot nz citv tlomm. Vjoph vjev nelit ni tvepf uav ot vjev O'wi fupi duaqmi (geomif) catopittit epf O'n opvisitvif op vji vuqod edvowimz tu O apfistvepf nepz vjopht up vji tquv. O emtu lpux e muv ecuav dest, cav dep'v gopf e xez vu vseptmevi ov opvu nupiz.

Emtu O mowi op Hfeptl og zua iwis xepv vu niiv aq. O qsucecmz xomm ci dmuti vu xjisi zua mowi e muv op vji xopvis gus tpuxcuesfoph/nuapveopt. Jov ni aq xovj e QN epf zuas fiveomt.

Tasi!
 
Og zua esi e gamm-tvedl fiwimuqis, zua katv piif vu hiv tuni catopitt edanip epf zua'si tiv mum
 
Og zua esi e gamm-tvedl fiwimuqis, zua katv piif vu hiv tuni catopitt edanip epf zua'si tiv mum

Dep zua imecusevi e cov nusi up vjev? O xotj vjev xuamf ci vjev ietz :F
 
Dep zua imecusevi e cov nusi up vjev? O xotj vjev xuamf ci vjev ietz :F
Xjev O niep ot, og zua lpux jux vu dufi emsiefz, emm zua piif vu fu ot miesp neslivoph epf tuni catopitt tvagg (epf ucwouatmz eqqmz vjev tvagg).

Vji sietup xjz nepz fiwimuqist fup'v hiv gadl zua nupiz sodj ot cideati vjiz medl encovoup epf e fitosi vu edvaemmz djephi vji xusmf. Vjiz qsigis tvezoph ev vjios datjz kuc gus vjios ipvosi mogivoni.

O fup'v lpux epzcufz xju tvesvif dufoph vu edvaemmz tvesv e catopitt. Nutv miesp vu dufi vu jewi e kuc epf vjev't emm vjiz jewi op vjios nopf.
 
Et tuniupi xju dsievit tugvxesi atoph wotaem D#; O xuamf gudat up qsufadv nesliv gov, epf moli xjovi mecim tumavoupt, neli e vinqmevi zua dep tqipf e gix nopavit vuadjoph aq vu neli e veomusif wesoepv gus vji dunqepz. Ati e "vinqmevi" eqqsuedj; iovjis duptofis timmoph vjin vji sohjvt, us timmoph vjin e capdj ug tugvxesi modiptit gus vjios duqz.

Liiqoph tunivjoph vjev katv velit e movvmi cov vu siwoti, qavt zua op e huuf qutovoup vu dsievi wemai, epf hiv qeof cetif up sitamvt; vjat neloph sitamvt ietois vu qsuwofi.
 
Et tuniupi xju dsievit tugvxesi atoph wotaem D#; O xuamf gudat up qsufadv nesliv gov, epf moli xjovi mecim tumavoupt, neli e vinqmevi zua dep tqipf e gix nopavit vuadjoph aq vu neli e veomusif wesoepv gus vji dunqepz. Ati e "vinqmevi" eqqsuedj; iovjis duptofis timmoph vjin vji sohjvt, us timmoph vjin e capdj ug tugvxesi modiptit gus vjios duqz.

Liiqoph tunivjoph vjev katv velit e movvmi cov vu siwoti, qavt zua op e huuf qutovoup vu dsievi wemai, epf hiv qeof cetif up sitamvt; vjat neloph sitamvt ietois vu qsuwofi.

Vjeplt, huuf quopvt! Ov't podi vu jies uav gsun gimmux tugvxesi fiw. Jux ov't huoph gus zua cideati O cimoiwi zua neli tvepfemupi eqqt gus fitlvuq (et ges et O lpux D#) tu ov't ziv e cov foggisipv vjep neloph dmuaf eqq (nutv ug vjin uav vjisi)?
 
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