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by quaffapint 4335 days ago
I assume you live some place with a high cost of living (like San Fran)? Making $1500/week for 4 hours a day (heck, even 8 hours a day) is very high for non-San Fran like areas.
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4 hrs * 5 days per week = 20 hrs. $1500 / 20 hrs = $75 per hour. It's a decent rate, but it's hardly something you need to be in SF to find (where you more often hear of contractors charging $100+).

I currently have a similar arrangement, where I work about 20 hours a week as a contractor (although that is not a quota, but more of a choice) at nearly the same rate. I live in a mid-sized Canadian city (comparable to a smaller American city) with relatively low cost of living (to the big cities).

Precisely.

I could make more/hr but my current arrangement affords me more job security.