Has anyone in this subreddit had any experience with leaving the traditional workforce to open up a small business? What are the pros and cons? Did it improve your quality of life? Would you recommend this?
I have had a dream since childhood to open up a neighborhood skate shop and this year have begun to pursue it. The main reasons this attracts me are thus:
– I don’t like commuting and I love the idea not having to drive or take the subway to work everyday.
– I’d like to have more control over the kind of salary I can make. I have had a lot of experience with fighting hard for raises only for them to be given to me just in time for inflation.
– I have never got jaded or tired by skateboarding and extreme sports in general. It’s the only thing in my life that I don’t ever feel that I need a break from, apart from maybe my cats lol.
Looking for just knowledge or advice in general. Not trying to be rich or anything just want to have a better quality of life. I’ve worked in some cutthroat industries and I’m ready for a change.