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sclitheroe · 07-11-2012, 05:29 PM

A couple hundred bucks ($200) @ 5 hours a week is $40 an hour. That's serious money, and something to consider in terms of the service or product you are planning to offer - if you want to be successful at this venture, you'll need to be delivering some clear value.

Edit: reading comprehension, I need it..a couple hundred bucks a month is not $40 an hour.

I'll say this then, on the other hand - your time will be more valuable than ever, and you might not want to put so low a price on it. Saving a couple hundred bucks a month might be a better option than trying to pay for the cash with the time. It got like that for me with after hours IT work - unless I was charging outrageous amounts of money, I would way, way rather have the 5 hours.

There are lots of expenses you can trim - for me, it was taking a thermos of coffee to work rather than buying coffee all the time. That's $100+ a month saved based on a two+ cup a day habit right there.

07-11-2012, 05:29 PM	#22
sclitheroe #1 Goaltender Join Date: Sep 2005 Exp:	A couple hundred bucks ($200) @ 5 hours a week is $40 an hour. That's serious money, and something to consider in terms of the service or product you are planning to offer - if you want to be successful at this venture, you'll need to be delivering some clear value. Edit: reading comprehension, I need it..a couple hundred bucks a month is not $40 an hour. I'll say this then, on the other hand - your time will be more valuable than ever, and you might not want to put so low a price on it. Saving a couple hundred bucks a month might be a better option than trying to pay for the cash with the time. It got like that for me with after hours IT work - unless I was charging outrageous amounts of money, I would way, way rather have the 5 hours. There are lots of expenses you can trim - for me, it was taking a thermos of coffee to work rather than buying coffee all the time. That's $100+ a month saved based on a two+ cup a day habit right there. __________________ -Scott Last edited by sclitheroe; 07-11-2012 at 05:34 PM.