I've been self employed and borderline broke but reasonably happy for the past 20 years. I'd take the nicest days off for myself, would take family event time as needed, and set my own schedule and type of work I'd accept. I finally gave it up to be a responsible, reliable, full time plus kind of employee...doing what needs doing, and collecting a fair wage...in order to be sure we can give our son a good chance at a great school.
I have 4 trades that I am equally qualified in, but IT pays the best of them.
I'm too old to do the low wage thing for long, so I hope IT is going to pull through for me.
This is a perfect description of the last twenty some years of my life,, amazing how you descibed it.. But,, alas,, time has changed "again".. In my line of work, it has always been like that, 'change'.. I can do most anything, diversify, go with the flow,, be flexable,, if you do not bend with the tide, you will break,.. the life I have left behind me has been a cruel and cool one... and the life left ahead of me will probly be same... I once had this freedom you've experienced, and most have not,, now, I am bound and gaged by responcabilty.. One day, I will not be able to pay for myself, and I will be grateful for what I have set aside... Vikki,, from adversity, will spring a challenge,, go for it,, take a chance like you have in the past,, You can do most anything at all...,,, Oh, Yeah,, BTW,, What the hell is 'IT'???..
