[nivertech]

* In some countries there is a minimal wage salary mandated by law.

* If you'll pay yourself a large salary - the large chunk of it will go to the payroll taxes and social benefits.

* Sometimes you need a steady salary hitting your bank account to have a credit line / credit cards / good credit score / etc.

* For angle/VC-funded startups it's usually OK to pay a salary for founders with families/kids, but even then you need to take at least 25% cut from your previous job's salary. I know where founders went from high-end consulting to being a salaried employee in a startup, and they had to take huge cuts comparing to their previous jobs.