I feel you. I bailed on doing side gigs about a year ago. Even with good rates the tradeoff between that extra bit of cash and losing most of my spare time wasn't worth it.
These days I charge an inflated consulting rate to come off the bench. So far I haven't encountered a client willing to pony up, which is kind of nice since I have my spare time to work on renovating my house and practice my blacksmithing.
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This is why I stopped freelancing and moved onto making my own products. It's not worth the hassle of chasing down clients.
I feel you. I bailed on doing side gigs about a year ago. Even with good rates the tradeoff between that extra bit of cash and losing most of my spare time wasn't worth it.
These days I charge an inflated consulting rate to come off the bench. So far I haven't encountered a client willing to pony up, which is kind of nice since I have my spare time to work on renovating my house and practice my blacksmithing.