[killtimeatwork]

> But the alternative is sticking with the 9-5 grind. If you're like me, that terrifies the F out of you. I'm 42, have a great family, a good 9-5, but everyday of my life i think only of leaving my 9-5.

There's a quicker and 100% reliable way of getting out of the 9-5 grind: http://earlyretirementextreme.com. TLDR: reduce your expenses as much as possible (ideally to 10-20% of your post-tax earnings), save the rest and, over a couple of years, accumulate enough to just live off the savings (and investment income off the savings) till the end of your life. It's easy, certain and thus non-stressful - basically the opposite of the startup route. The drawback is that, for someone who's been living their life as an ultraspecialized consumer whose only skill is what he does at the well-paid job, while everything else (food production and preparation, home repairs etc.) is outsourced, it could be a shock to switch to a rennaisance man model.