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Re:Ask HN: How do you start contracting? by sillysaurusx on Sunday January 09, 2022 @12:32PM (#29865406)
Holy jeezus, I was worried I was flexing by mentioning my $200/hr rate. Dude or dudette, if you feel that’s realistic, the half Jew side of me is rooting for you. Godspeed.

$1,000/hr, what the fuck. I don’t think I’ve dropped a legit WTF on HN before. That’s a 40hr a week rate for at least a month, right? Otherwise you’re probably using the wrong comparison to what you want. But still… sure wouldn’t take many hours at that level. What do they do?

Re:Ask HN: How do you start contracting? by ushakov on Sunday January 09, 2022 @12:45PM (#29865556)
pro tip: if you see a big name approaching you, add an extra 0 to your rate and see what happens