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  • fuzzzerd@programming.dev
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    6 hours ago

    Curious what you do that 100/hr isn’t a good use of time, because that sounds like something I’d like to learn about.

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      3 hours ago

      I’m a programmer and I make a pretty decent salary, enough to support my family and weather any emergencies.

      The free time I have, I would do these in this order:

      1. Hang out with my wife and kids
      2. Chill out with recreational things like gaming
      3. Continue to study, read books and take online courses, contribute to open-source and build applications for startups
      4. Convert that free time to $100/hr

      Notice that trying to make MORE money is at the bottom for me.

      And if you ARE money driven, working hourly isn’t how most people became rich. They usually win the lottery by doing a hobby that ended up paying dividends. Like building a app and getting bought out, or collecting Pokemon cards or something.

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        38 minutes ago

        Fair response. I had assumed for many people 100/hr would replace their primary job and thus be worth the trade. If were talking measure time after your primary job, I certainly understand valuing that time even higher than your hourly rate at said job.

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            1 hour ago

            That they sound like someone who has never had to choose between food or rent… You can usually tell by the way there’s a certain kind of innocence in the way they speak about stuff like personal finance. I could be wrong though. Anyways, I think that’s relevant information to disclose when sharing financial insight anonymously online.