[dSebastien]

It's not all black and white though. I did learn a lot (especially about myself in recent months), but this all came with a very real cost.

If I did consultancy or went back working full time as an employee, I'd have a ton more money in the bank. It does impact my family. It is money lost, no matter how you decide to look at it :)

I'm not saying that I regret doing what I did. What I regret (but am not going to cry all day about) is the bad decisions that I've made during that part of the journey.

[tasuki]

Time is money, no double counting: either you can say you lost the time, or you can say you lost the money. Claiming you lost both would not be true in this case.