When I originally came to ATL, I was contract but had a house in Pgh. The finances would have been dicey but the contract house let me get the Federal maximum of the money as "per diem" and therefore tax free, both federal and state. At that time (late 90's) I think it was $16.50/hr.
I had to sell the house after about a year because I had noone to take care of it and the heater failed in the middle of winter. I put the contents into storage where they remained for about 4 yrs until I bought a house in ATL. Major pita all around. This all only worked for me because I was divorced and the children were grown. The best of luck to you. the pup IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 04/04/2007 01:37:29 PM: > I have a possibility of a long 3 year contract as a sysprog in > another state. I was wondering how other people set a rate, and > what they do about the house they own. > As long as I am a contractor, I don't want to sell my house in the > Milwaukee area. Since the last contract job I was on (my only > contracting job) was supposed to last for a year, and possibly lead > to a permanent job, I was kind of disappointed when it ended after > almost 4 months. It taught me a lesson that unless I'm pretty sure > that the job is going to last a long time, don't sign a lease. I > had a 6 month lease, so now I have to pay for 2 months I don't need. > Actually, that is working out ok, as I am now in the middle of > painting a couple of rooms in my old house, and its a lot easier to > do before moving the rest of my furniture. How do people handle > long term contracts, with their house? I may rent it out, but then > I'd have to figure out what to do with all my stuff. > How do you set a rate? I know what I got at my last job, and it was > ok, but I could drive back to Milwaukee in 2 hours. If I'm a > thousand miles away, I'll have to do a lot of flying back and forth. > Also, I assume I'll need another car, as it would be cheaper to own > one than to rent one when I go back to Milwaukee. > You can reply on list or off list to me. > Eric Bielefeld > Sr. Systems Programmer > 414-475-7434 > Milwaukee, Wisconsin ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
