Thank you for moving this. I said I have a budget of $500+ which means I am willing to pay where it is necessary. I have had quite a bit of interest from people who are offering $15/hr. I haven't looked at any of their previous work just yet, but it seems that there is a good number of eager programmers willing to work for less.

I guess this might be due to todays economy, or any number of things but I am not completely opposed to hiring programmers who cost more money.