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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do something similar, but I don't make a fixed salary.  They pay me by the hour.  400k this year, but anywhere from 100-350k in prior years.  It's also remote and I can accept or reject projects.  I wouldn't do the fixed salary arrangement -- even at a fraction.  Too much stress to try to hit hours.  I'd rather make less in lean years and more in other years.[/quote]

Thank you! OP here. I actually did this type of arrangement briefly years ago. I love the idea of not worrying about billables again, but we went through a dry stretch and I was making almost nothing and it caused too much anxiety in terms of whether I could still cover childcare costs and other costs of working during slow periods. Also, and I know I didn't mention this before, our longer term family goal is for DH to be able to be a stay at home parent once I am fully reestablished and feel stable again in my career (maybe in 5 years?). He has a lot of retirement savings and the right to some pension benefits secured due to 25 years with his agency, and I will have the higher income potential once I am back on my feet (he is not an attorney). So in that case I would need all the benefits (although I won't need them initially).[/quote]

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