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hybrid is likely the best case scenario, and very unlikely if you’re in an individual contributor role with a higher level clearance. One way to “get around” this is work it as a 1…

If you’re solely in the defense contracting space for the money, there are easier paths to take. 1. Get job at a defense contractor, get a high level clearance 2. Be invaluable to …

For a niche book, self publishing and distributing it yourself seems to yield the better return. Combined with a higher price point, you can "earn back" any money you invested much…

Ambitious and cool project! Over my head as I’m not a coder but I think one bullet you should emphasize is the impostor syndrome part. I think that would resonate strongly. You mig…

Thanks for the kind words! I’m a bit allergic to marketing that tries to cover up weaknesses and I feel much better just telling the truth. Then people can make their own decision.…

Yea I've learned when people have a specific problem they want the solution now and appreciate when they don't have to dig to find it.

Some do! But the more typical route is people find me through a few articles I wrote for another website (job boards for folks with security clearances). I tried Google ads but the…

I self-published a book about becoming a solo 1099 federal sub-contractor. It's about 60,000 words, full of typos, has a boring cover, and is on an ugly looking shopify site. Oh, a…

I started off as a soloist in the government contracting space which is a bit of a different beast. But, I would focus on business development efforts where you have a good existin…

I’ve been working for myself in the government contracting industry. Started off with a job, switched to 1099 sub-contracting, and now still bill myself out with a few employees. I…

I work in the cleared DoD contracting space with my own small biz. If you’re even a little better than those other guys just sitting around doing nothing, you should go out on your…

Responding to quieththrow’s response to this comment: 1. My thinking was basically posing a question about take-home income of an American vs a Swede and to what extent a higher ta…

Interesting. Do you know what your effective tax rate is, inclusive of your health insurance taxes?

Note: Responding to your post addressing my response to the claims I was curious about. For some reason I can’t respond to that comment directly. I’m not making the claim that all …

That is more or less what my US based health insurance plan is like, if a bit more expensive ($1200/month for me and my wife, $1500 if adding 1 child). No deductible for in-network…

Okay. What I gather from your comment is that you believe Sweden is superior to the US in the sense that culturally, they are not as enamored of the rat race and reinforce their pr…

Claim 1: Parents have to put their 3 month old in daycare. My response to Claim 1: (Parents have options, one of them is daycare. Another is to have a parent stay at home with the …

Evidence please.

I agree that paying for all health care with insurance leads to quite a bit of surprise billing and opaque pricing. That being said, I’m not sure how often the average person deals…

I have no idea what you’re trying to say. Sounds like: - Americans are uneducated and under-traveled - There are other values other than money - I think my opinions are correct and…

If it’s the same then...it’s the same. One is not better than the other. What country in Europe are you coming from and what makes you afraid of getting sick in the US?