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Re:Time is not money: Thinking about it makes you a better p... by tehwalrus on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @04:31AM (#6513623)
if my hourly rate were >$100, I'd be working <20 hours a week, because $2000 is enough to pay for (+ rent bills toys), and I'd have the rest of the time to do stuff I actually wanted to do.
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Re:Time is not money: Thinking about it makes you a better p... by morgante on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @05:07AM (#6513717)
$2000 doesn't go that far in NYC. You can certainly live on it, but you're not saving much and you're not living a fantastic lifestyle.
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Re:Time is not money: Thinking about it makes you a better p... by tehwalrus on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @10:40AM (#6515260)
The principle is the same wherever you set the threshold - earn enough to live, in as few hours as possible, then live in the rest of the hours.

As software engineers, we're paid enough to be able to do 4 or even 3 day weeks and chill out/hack for fun the rest of the time. When I escape my PhD (if I don't do a 24/7 startup) I'll be seeing how few hours I can work and still pay the bills.

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