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15k? Where?

by nexus2045 1y ago

15k? Where?

a_bored_husky 1y ago
Cuba
koakuma-chan 1y ago
That's more than I make a year. I live in Toronto and work remotely for a Ukranian company.
- meindnoch 1y ago
  The opposite would make more sense.
  - koakuma-chan 1y ago
    I cannot work for a Canadian company because nobody is hiring juniors. I cannot live in Ukraine because they will send me to war if I go there.
- candiddevmike 1y ago
  How do you live in Toronto on that kind of money? As I understand it, Toronto is one of the highest cost of living areas in North America.
  - koakuma-chan 1y ago
    I rent a room. After rent, I have ~200 CAD net positive, which covers food and gym. I can't really accumulate money at this point, but I have existing savings and a few investments.
  - deleted 1y ago
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- FredPret 1y ago
  15k / year in Toronto? How is that even possible?
  - alternatex 1y ago
    You mean 15k / year in Eastern Europe whilst living in Toronto. Probably young and renting with roommates or family.
    - FredPret 1y ago
      What I mean is 15k/year is not enough to live in Toronto, unless you live with your parents who then also feed you and you never go out
      - koakuma-chan 1y ago
        I go out all the time to read books, it's great. Only downside I sometimes bump into junkies smoking weed in parks.
- stanleykm 1y ago
  why would you do that to yourself?
  - koakuma-chan 1y ago
    Because this is the only way I can work as a software developer.
    - stanleykm 1y ago
      Surely there are contract gigs elsewhere in the world that will pay better and not ask complicated legal questions
      - koakuma-chan 1y ago
        Maybe there are, but I don't know. It seems pointless to try Fiverr and similar platforms, because it seems they are already flooded with freelancers. But I never did contracting so I am pretty clueless about that. I've read old HN threads and the general consensus seems to be that you have to have connections to get customers.
        stanleykm 1y ago
        back in the bad old days id trawl craigslist and find cash poor startups. they were shitty gigs but at least enough to bootstrap a career
starship731 1y ago
The vast majority of countries in SS Africa, including ones with quite good QoL (Zambia, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, etc).

15k? Where?

a_bored_husky 1y ago

Cuba

koakuma-chan 1y ago

That's more than I make a year. I live in Toronto and work remotely for a Ukranian company.

meindnoch 1y ago
The opposite would make more sense.
- koakuma-chan 1y ago
  I cannot work for a Canadian company because nobody is hiring juniors. I cannot live in Ukraine because they will send me to war if I go there.
candiddevmike 1y ago
How do you live in Toronto on that kind of money? As I understand it, Toronto is one of the highest cost of living areas in North America.
- koakuma-chan 1y ago
  I rent a room. After rent, I have ~200 CAD net positive, which covers food and gym. I can't really accumulate money at this point, but I have existing savings and a few investments.
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]
FredPret 1y ago
15k / year in Toronto? How is that even possible?
- alternatex 1y ago
  You mean 15k / year in Eastern Europe whilst living in Toronto. Probably young and renting with roommates or family.
  - FredPret 1y ago
    What I mean is 15k/year is not enough to live in Toronto, unless you live with your parents who then also feed you and you never go out
    - koakuma-chan 1y ago
      I go out all the time to read books, it's great. Only downside I sometimes bump into junkies smoking weed in parks.
stanleykm 1y ago
why would you do that to yourself?
- koakuma-chan 1y ago
  Because this is the only way I can work as a software developer.
  - stanleykm 1y ago
    Surely there are contract gigs elsewhere in the world that will pay better and not ask complicated legal questions
    - koakuma-chan 1y ago
      Maybe there are, but I don't know. It seems pointless to try Fiverr and similar platforms, because it seems they are already flooded with freelancers. But I never did contracting so I am pretty clueless about that. I've read old HN threads and the general consensus seems to be that you have to have connections to get customers.
      - stanleykm 1y ago
        back in the bad old days id trawl craigslist and find cash poor startups. they were shitty gigs but at least enough to bootstrap a career

starship731 1y ago

The vast majority of countries in SS Africa, including ones with quite good QoL (Zambia, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, etc).