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How about a full time job? With that much experience you should be able to get one that pays well. If there are no full time positions for your skill set in the area, there are companies that hire remote workers. Search for the "Who's Hiring?" post that comes out every month or get in touch with a recruiter.

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I have a full-time job, as I mentioned in the post: full-time software engineer, 8+ years of experience. I earn 120k/y. Unfortunately, with my wife's college debt + my own + rent and, well, life, it's been hard to save real money for our down payment on a house.

Oh. Sorry, I interpreted it that you were a full-time freelance developer.

I wonder if adding more keyboard work is a good idea when you already have a full time job writing software. If you end up burning yourself out you will be in a much worse financial situation.

$120K is quite a lot, four times the median wage in the US, you may be better off working on lowering your outgoings rather than increasing income.

Depending on where he/she lives it's not. I've been there. Full time jobs are not paying enough. It all depends on your personal situation. Some developers I worked with used to live with parents and they thought their salary was great, I couldn't do that so I found I couldn't save anything.

Possibly, but even in San Francisco the median wage is $78K.

You could also consider asking for a raise. Your boss might be more comfortable giving you a raise than having you distracted by and spending energy on projects outside of work.

120K is not a lot at all if op lives in a coastal city (NY/SF/Boston/LA). Especially if OP is the sole provider of the family.

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