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    • S
      Sparkum
      last edited by

      Hey all.

      So we''ve decided my wife isn't going back to work after our second child. I am by no means trying to replace her income but more so try to increase an additional 20k or so so we don't loose any of the extra's.

      Anyone have any good suggestions?

      Not looking to start a business, or take on clients.

      I would say something sweet would be like a work when I want, as much or as little as I want, doing tickets or something for a 24/7 company.

      I don't believe there's many Canadians here so I might be reaching, but thought I would throw the post up here, and see if anyone had any suggestions.

      Cheers all

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        Too bad it is Canada. Canada goes out of their way to make sure American companies can't effectively use Canadian resources. It's like the worst possible option country for American businesses to do business with. And small enough that it is often easier to write off than to figure out how to tackle.

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          A Former User
          last edited by

          Being a contractor for a company (here that would be someone who gets a 1099). Or owning your own company and doing odd jobs is the main ways you could do this. As someone who has owned a few LLCs for many years, there is a lot of work that goes into owning a company.

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            Sparkum
            last edited by

            Ya for sure not looking for any of that. I want 0 overhead, 0 calls on my personal phone at random hours.

            Just something mindless a few hours a day/week.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Sparkum
              last edited by

              @Sparkum said:

              Ya for sure not looking for any of that. I want 0 overhead, 0 calls on my personal phone at random hours.

              Just something mindless a few hours a day/week.

              And to make $20K for it? I wish I had that job!

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                Sparkum @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller

                Just throwing out a number lol

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  20K is nearly minimum wage dollars here in the USA - unless you're doing full out consulting, I wouldn't expect that make that much extra a year with less than 15 hrs a week, probably more.

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                    Sparkum @Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    @Dashrender

                    Ya not opposed to the time it'll take.

                    For example at say $15/hour 20 hours a week is roughly 15k, and I would say 20 hours a week is very dooable.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Sparkum
                      last edited by

                      @Sparkum said:

                      @Dashrender

                      Ya not opposed to the time it'll take.

                      For example at say $15/hour 20 hours a week is roughly 15k, and I would say 20 hours a week is very dooable.

                      20 hours a week isn't a few, that's half time 🙂

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                        Sparkum @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller

                        Haha so maybe I was a little loose with my terminology.

                        Alright let's put it this I wanna find something flexible so my wife can stay home from work and I never "need" to tell my kids no.

                        We believe my salary will cover all expenses, and we'll be okay but might lose some of the extras. To which I'm willing to work harder to prevent.

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                          Sparkum
                          last edited by Sparkum

                          I'm my head I'm also thinking an entry level position where I don't have to think making crap wage. However if I more so focused on a solid "8pm-midnight" part time kind of thing with more specialized skills I would assume a decently larger wage.

                          (Keep in mind I live in Alberta where they pay IT pretty well)

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                          • DanpD
                            Danp
                            last edited by

                            Maybe working tech support for Cloudatcost?

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                              Sparkum @Danp
                              last edited by

                              @Danp

                              Ya I thought about that, replied on their post asking if they do P/T, with no response.

                              I definitely lack on the Linux side though which I assume is the majority of their clientele

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                @Sparkum said:

                                @Dashrender

                                Ya not opposed to the time it'll take.

                                For example at say $15/hour 20 hours a week is roughly 15k, and I would say 20 hours a week is very dooable.

                                20 hours a week isn't a few, that's half time 🙂

                                Yeah I was thinking for that kind of money - you'd need a pretty sweat gig..

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                                  Carnival Boy
                                  last edited by

                                  Stripper? Or does it have to be IT related?

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