[paulcole]

> It's not that simple.

No, it is that simple.

> Yes he could retire, but then he'd be sitting around, doing nothing

So? Is that not a valid choice?

> So the work that he does have to do just happens to be stressful and time consuming.

Imagine that he doesn't have to do this. That doing it is something that he gets to do.

Doesn't everything this person does tell us that they enjoy stress and having their time consumed by their business?

> Basically, a business owner can find themselves in a theoretical situation where they have a boat load of money but are also overwhelmed with work and have no other options.

There are always options.