I perform data cleansing of excel spreadsheets and sometimes convince them to develop basic CRUD apps to take the place of excel. Depending on the project and the feeling I get about the depth of their budget I charge: per row based on the transformations they need, flat fee if they actually have well defined requirements, per hour for development time if they are convinced of the value in standing up a new web app to handle the process.
Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?
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#432I get about 1/6 of my yearly salary, a year, doing software job as an consultant for my ex work place. They did not replace me when I abruptly quit in 2017, giving them 3 months of notice. They have been a steady source of income since. I adjust my price yearly adding inflation + 2%
Bit how many hours do you work for 1/6th of the salary?
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#433Re: Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?
#434I perform data cleansing of excel spreadsheets and sometimes convince them to develop basic CRUD apps to take the place of excel. Depending on the project and the feeling I get about the depth of their budget I charge: per row based on the transformations they need, flat fee if they actually have well defined requirements, per hour for development time if they are convinced of the value in standing up a new web app t…
How do you get clients for this kind of work and about how much do you charge? This sounds pretty laid back and potentially lucrative
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Can you make YouTube videos about it? I watch Chris Fix all the time, not for educational purpose (I don't own a car), but because they are so freaking satisfying to watch. Seeing things go from 'meh' to 'wow.'
Watch south main auto or mustie1
Vehcor is also quite good. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgk1R0_ZbEQrEhQWRYkVIA
Re: Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?
#436I never charged money for it, but since I live in Japan and used to teach English for a living, I used to teach English to retired people in the area. I stopped because I don't actually have enough time any more, but it was very rewarding. I'm thinking of starting up again, holding sessions in the pub and charging beer as payment.
Now that I think about it, it's how I got together with my wife. I met her running in a marathon of all things and she wanted to learn English. I said I'd be happy to teach her and after 2 lessons I asked her out on a date :-) I never did teach her English beyond that!
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You're right, it was a cast part that had been machined, and (from memory) the machining was not precise enough to locate the alternator (and thus the fan) in the exact center. It kind of seemed liked a backyard job, but the price was anything but. I think from memory the inside of the circle (which was cast) was not perfectly round. From memory the original Porsche part was titanium, and this replacement was aluminu…
It doesn't surprise me in the least that circularity on the casting would be messed up, you would just think that the person on the mill would have the presence of mind to take a look at it before sending it off to the end-user. We reject castings pretty regularly, and that ID could be turned true without a great deal of difficulty provided the deviation in roundness didn't exceed something like 1/2 material thicknes…
A 5 axis mill? Once you had the model you could get one offs in many contract shops. It is by no means trivial but if it is an expensive part you could make a very workable copy. Given the required characteristics of the air flow there are some programs that calculate blade profiles.
Maybe the part would end up even more expensive but that sounds like an interesting and worthwhile project.
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Wealth Multiplier Protip: if you're a business owner (even if your business is just a single person LLC) you can put away up to $56K a year pre-tax into your "solo" 401k.
Do you need to find an administrator for the solo 401k? How does one set that up?
Go to Fidelity or Vanguard, and look up Solo 401k. Fees are pretty minimal, especially with Vanguard.
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#439Sports photography. Can make a decent amount of money shooting high school sports, or local races. I think its a great hobby that complements programming as you can really nerd out about digital cameras and how they work, as well as photo editing.
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Who you mind sharing what printer make and model you are using?
Another random datapoint. I have been using a Monoprice MP Select Mini V2 [1] for a couple years (similar price point) and am extremely pleased. After leveling the bed the first time I've done no maintenance and it seems to print when asked with no trouble. I typically use it not at all for a few months, then up to multiple times a day when working on something. [1] https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15365
I've helped a friend with this one (I have a MP Select V2 full size), and I can tell you the thing is a workhorse. Pretty sure he has it running 5 days a week with 5-7 hour prints per day. He keeps the moving parts lubricated but that's about it. Just set him up with Octoprint to make the loading and monitoring easier.