It's only taken a few days, but there's a more complete picture of the consulting world out there now for the crazy among you who are interested in this way of life.
Mark Dunn basically wrote an entire post in the comments section for one my consulting posts. He offers good advice on lawyers and accountants. The only thing I'd argue about with him is that, as good as lawyers probably are for debt collection, the mafia is even better. If you're on a budget and just need to have a few legs broken, Tonya Harding is probably looking for work at the moment, so you might give her a try, too.
DonXML has posted some awesome advice on how to get contract work, and how to behave within the contractor universe after you get it - a sort of "Miss Manners" for nerds. In addition, he's put up a "Consultant Rate Worksheet" that will help you convert between consultant rates and full time employee salaries. These two posts came out of Don's relatively new “Grok This” feed which is his more freeform place of posting (rather than his purely technical blog). Good stuff.