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Re:Ask HN: Developers who switched careers, what are you doi... by micromacrofoot on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:54PM (#30744306)
How did you start and how long did it take to start making a sustainable income? I would prefer to switch to something that puts me on my feet but I can’t imagine how I could make it work financially.

TBH at this point in my career I think I’d rather just deliver mail even if it paid 75% of my current salary (unfortunately it’s more like 33%).

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Re:Ask HN: Developers who switched careers, what are you doi... by bradly on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:23PM (#30744552)
> sustainable income

TBD :) I've been doing more learning than earnings, but we did plan for this. We paid off our mortgage, got solar, drew down six months of expenses into cash, and bought $5,000 2011 Leaf this year.

Worst case scenario is I get another job in tech and I'm right back were I started from, so we saw it as little downside.

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Re:Ask HN: Developers who switched careers, what are you doi... by micromacrofoot on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:53PM (#30744891)
ah thanks for this, something worth thinking about
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Re:Ask HN: Developers who switched careers, what are you doi... by 55555 on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:14PM (#30744479)
You want to be an MTA?
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