[Johnny555]

Pays well, about $30 an hour on average, for as many hours as I want

What country are you in? Around here, interns still in college can earn more than that.

[porksoda]

I travel serially :) After covid settles a bit, I'll continue trawling south america, until then new zealand, who knows.

There are often jobs that pay more, but they're either the fixed-price ones, or have fewer hours.

[porksoda]

Although as you point out, if I lived in the states I'd be poked. I visit there often enough, but family is kind enough to put me up and I take the time to save.

[xupybd]

So you're in NZ now?

[porksoda]

Do you live in a particularly expensive area?

[Johnny555]

Yes, the San Francisco Bay Area... which is not only expensive to live in, but software engineers are in high demand and well paid. But pretty much anywhere in the USA, $30 is not high pay for a software engineer.

[sshine]

$30/hour for software devs in Scandinavia divides how much people earn up to if their education is short, and from if their education is long.

[d82nsjk9]

long education being, what, a PhD?