Side hustle update: finally making real money
Posted about this a few months ago when I was just starting. Been doing freelance UX consulting on nights/weekends alongside my full-time job. Just hit $1,200 last month. It's no
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Balancing work, family, and the mental load.
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Posted about this a few months ago when I was just starting. Been doing freelance UX consulting on nights/weekends alongside my full-time job. Just hit $1,200 last month. It's no
I have a conference next month (3 nights in Vegas) and I hate how this is making me feel. Logically I know my kids will be fine with my wife. But I keep catastrophizing - what if m
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Just had a "meeting" where my son decided to unmute himself and ask me why I have a "big voice" on the computer. My boss heard everything. I'm done pretending this works. Anyone el
They offered me a director role. 20% raise, more prestige, the whole thing. But it would've meant traveling weekly and managing a team in three time zones. I turned it down. My wi
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After a year of chaos, here's what finally clicked: Mon/Wed: In office all day Tue/Thu: Home, do focus work before 9am (kids still sleeping), 10-12 is meetings/collab, then aftern
Wanted to share because I know a lot of guys struggle with this. I'm 42, been in marketing for 15 years, and was making good money. But I was traveling 2-3 weeks a month and missin
Started getting migraines last month. Doctor said it's stress-related. My jaw hurts from clenching. I work in tech, constantly worried about layoffs, kids need stuff, wife's been s
We're paying $2,100/month for full-time care for our twins (age 3). I know it could be worse but like... that's a car payment. We've looked into nanny shares but the $30/hour adds
Starting a small consulting thing on the side (maybe 5-8 hours/week) to eventually leave my day job. Currently 52yo with three kids still in college financially. My wife has a soli
She took 18 months off, just went back part-time last month, and I'm realizing I had no idea how much she was handling at home. It's not that I didn't "know" - I knew intellectuall
So my wife and I worked out that I'd do remote 3 days/week to help with childcare costs, but our 4-year-old Mason doesn't understand why daddy is "home but can't play." Yesterday h
Quick question - when something's going on with the kids (like school issues or medical stuff), do you tell your manager? I've always kept it private but lately I'm realizing that
Did anyone else just... stop caring about climbing the ladder? I used to want partner track, VP role, all that. Now I'm 38 with a 4yo and a 6yo and the idea of taking on MORE respo
Does anyone else get absolutely destroyed at 4pm? Like that's when work stuff hits, kids need to be picked up, dinner has to happen, bedtime routine starts, and I just completely f
Using Toggl right now to track work hours and it's depressing—I'm hitting 55+ hours consistently even though my job is 40. Looking for something that doesn't just measure time but
Still kind of shocked this happened lol. Was certain I'd have to choose between moving up and maintaining my WFH flexibility. But my new director actually gets it - she's got two k
Got offered a role at a startup with "flexible hours whenever" and no core hours. Sounds amazing but I'm skeptical. Has anyone actually worked somewhere like this without it turnin
Had a work trip to San Francisco last week. Three days, two nights. While I was gone my 4yo got sick, had a fever, needed extra attention. My wife handled it fine obviously but I f