I'm absolutely willing to take a lower salary. I'm not expecting to start at the top by any means. I'd be thrilled to make $50,000 a year. I intend to start trying to find some freelance work it's just been hard fitting in around the rest of my life as I also have a seven year old stepson. I'm currently building an e-commerce website for a local store that I'm almost finished with. Any advice on how to go about finding stable remote employment? Technologies I should focus on? Ways to stand out from the crowd?

My biggest issue with the commute right now is that the bus doesn't go as far as my job so I ride to the last stop and walk the rest of the way. It's a temporary position doing taxes. I've got nine years of tax preparation experience and I am looking to get into development as soon as I can before my vision gets much worse. Working in a text editor and terminal is something I can do even if I completely lose it, and I want as much of a jump on it as I can get.