Update on freelance gig:
I did get the gig, with two major caveats.
1. It got sliced in half, so it will be a lot less income, but also a lot less work. Which is good, because I don't want to put my son in full-time daycare and I also don't want to give up my other part time job which has good benefits and good job security.
2. It hasn't started yet. In theory it should start at the end of May, but it keeps getting delayed. I'll be paid a fixed amount each week, so the longer it gets delayed the less money I'll earn in 2008. I am of course frustrated that it keeps getting postponed, but also not looking forward to the additional drain on my time so in some ways it's good.
So I'm still waiting for it to start, and I've adjusted my plans for the additional income somewhat. I'm still going to put 35% aside for taxes and 20% aside for retirement, but the rest will mostly be saved for a big change--either my spouse will quit his job in a couple years or we'll move to a different, more expensive house.
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