An interesting article that crossed my path today was about remote job stacking.
As the story unfolds, a 48-year-old from Texas started working as a network engineer at company A. In this full-time position, he made $117,500 a year and worked on-site.
Then he accepted a remote full-time job at company B with a salary of $120,000/year. He planned to quit company A, but a colleague convinced him to stay a little longer.
Since job A only demanded a few hours of work per day, he noticed he was able to juggle both jobs simultaneously.
By the time he accepted job C, another full-time remote position that paid $120,000 a year, jobs A and B only demanded five to eight hours of his attention per week.
So he decided to juggle all three jobs at once. His combined annual income was $344,000. Although the stress intense, he was able to
- Pay off his debts
- Pay off his mortgage
- Save for his children’s education
The takeaway
Some morals of the story are
- Some people are creative in finding ways to fight inflation
- Sadly, money is often more important than morals
- When you’re good at your job, you require less time doing it. Therefore being paid by the hour doesn’t make sense