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:lmao: I think most Americans would tolerate making $100/hr. It's only about 15 times minimum wage...I could live with 100$/hr even if im not working every day, I dont like getting up for work every day anyways.
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:lmao: I think most Americans would tolerate making $100/hr. It's only about 15 times minimum wage...I could live with 100$/hr even if im not working every day, I dont like getting up for work every day anyways.
I would think operating a one-man consulting firm from his/her own home would result in little overhead, no? What else is required other than insurance? You would need the clientele, of course.And you would also likely find that your net will be at or below what you are taking home now.There's a way to do that, but you become responsible for finding your own work and paying your own overhead.If I actually made what they bill me at, I'd be a very happy camper.
Sounds like you got a motivation problem there, partner. Are you really Peter Gibbons?Anchorage is one of thoes places where 100K is ok money and im not seeing 100K yet so thats a problem, an end unit condo is 180K and the cost of living here is very high (nothing is on sale .... ever, and eating out is a racket lol). I am considering going to job shops and beefing up my home office to cut out alot of the over head. Job shops are worth there cut so long as there cut is reasonable because finding your own work can be a pain so I am definitly working on not being an employee. I talked to someone about lawyers and they told me unless your hot s**t and can contort and manipulate things very well your not making the big bucks either so medical doctors are about it but thats only if you go into surgury or some other such thing and I cant stand blood so the next logical step is engineering/science. I could live with 100$/hr even if im not working every day, I dont like getting up for work every day anyways.
Insurance would be HUGE...both health and liability. Then you would have technology costs to pay for software licenses and the computer capable of running the newest software. You also have to be disciplined about taxing your income since you don't have an employer to do it for you automatically any more. It's just a big, fat pain in the ass.I would think operating a one-man consulting firm from his/her own home would result in little overhead, no? What else is required other than insurance? You would need the clientele, of course.And you would also likely find that your net will be at or below what you are taking home now.There's a way to do that, but you become responsible for finding your own work and paying your own overhead.If I actually made what they bill me at, I'd be a very happy camper.
Good thing my fiance is a school teacher with great benefits :]Insurance would be HUGE...both health and liability. Then you would have technology costs to pay for software licenses and the computer capable of running the newest software. You also have to be disciplined about taxing your income since you don't have an employer to do it for you automatically any more. It's just a big, fat pain in the ass.I would think operating a one-man consulting firm from his/her own home would result in little overhead, no? What else is required other than insurance? You would need the clientele, of course.And you would also likely find that your net will be at or below what you are taking home now.There's a way to do that, but you become responsible for finding your own work and paying your own overhead.If I actually made what they bill me at, I'd be a very happy camper.
I think it's a little more than just running Quickin...My boss has a brother who's a CPA and handles all of his finances. It's sickening how much he pays him. Besides myself, it's easily his biggest overhead.... double the rent. I will happily spend the time to learn Quickin.
Saw that comingI think it's a little more than just running Quickin...My boss has a brother who's a CPA and handles all of his finances. It's sickening how much he pays him. Besides myself, it's easily his biggest overhead.... double the rent. I will happily spend the time to learn Quickin.
Bah! Professional liability insurance may be more affordable than you might think - could only run 1.5% +- of your gross (obviously depending on your actual prof services). Health insurance would be a b!tch unless there is a working spouse carrying bennies. Software licenses would be a drop in the bucket - and fwiw, many in civil arena usually already running acad or whatever at home on a computer fit to do so. Asides from that, invest in an accountant. write off the floor space being used as office space in your house, your car / truck as business vehicle, etc.Insurance would be HUGE...both health and liability. Then you would have technology costs to pay for software licenses and the computer capable of running the newest software. You also have to be disciplined about taxing your income since you don't have an employer to do it for you automatically any more. It's just a big, fat pain in the ass.
Only problem is getting clients to pay. I have done some moonlighting and thankfully I had a regular 40 hr job to fall back on to feed the family. Still have guys that owe from 3 years back. Will probably never collect on those.Bah! Professional liability insurance may be more affordable than you might think - could only run 1.5% +- of your gross (obviously depending on your actual prof services). Health insurance would be a b!tch unless there is a working spouse carrying bennies. Software licenses would be a drop in the bucket - and fwiw, many in civil arena usually already running acad or whatever at home on a computer fit to do so. Asides from that, invest in an accountant. write off the floor space being used as office space in your house, your car / truck as business vehicle, etc.Insurance would be HUGE...both health and liability. Then you would have technology costs to pay for software licenses and the computer capable of running the newest software. You also have to be disciplined about taxing your income since you don't have an employer to do it for you automatically any more. It's just a big, fat pain in the ass.
I think its the best idea going, and I've considered doing this myself, but capital cost of needed surveying equip would be the prohibitive wrench in my plans. A civil I know who does this very thing has talked to me about possibly forming a consortium of home office engineers / surveyors. you don't even have to be in the same town per se. anyways, looks really good on a resume too (that you ran your own company), for when the economy does come back around.
What I found is the people with the least amount of money always pay. The guys with the multi-million dollar corps. are always trying to figure a way not to pay.Re: Hart 4515 Nice Av - Yes this is true - a surveyor i worked for actually had the hardest times collecting his invoices from banks of all places, not your run-of-the-mill survey needer or developer
Re: flyer - Great setup!
"median"?I never look at medium house hold I look at actual cost of living.
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