[alexmarcy]

Given Nathan's business model I don't see how this is a risky move for him to make. He sells products and will likely continue to earn money on those even without investing additional hours of work during the year.

It would really only be a big risk if he was to stop putting in hours AND take his products off the market for the rest of the year.

I agree this would be a very scary proposition as a freelancer with a direct correlation between hours worked and revenue.