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Would you stop contracting if Plan B paid off?
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by hobnob View Post
A compromise would be to work through an umbrella rather than running your own limited company. That way you'd avoid politics, appraisals, etc. but you'd also be able to take gaps between contracts and only work when you get bored or want a bit of extra cash (assuming that your "plan B" covers your routine expenses).
The only way to avoid politics is do a job which has no human interaction."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I've been a wannabe entrepreneur and even put quite a bit of time into it but ultimately I discovered I didn't really have the balls to commit 100% and that's the only way to make it work. In my younger days I was desperate to my my own PC games, and I still like the idea but only for fun not profit. I'd like to try my hand at writing but only if I didn't need the money!
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Originally posted by achilles View Post
That's what £100K of passive income would do for you, it would free you up to start your own gaming business. I bet this is what happened with the majority of billionaire entrepreneurs who claim that they started from nothing, but in reality they either had rich daddies or strong passive income.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostLots of them started at university/college. Many have gone bankrupt at least once. The thing about software is you don't (didn't) need a lot of money to create something. You could literally do it on your PC coding all night.
One man development studios died with the Spectrum and Commodore 64.Comment
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Originally posted by TheDude View Post
Your best bet is retro style games.
One man development studios died with the Spectrum and Commodore 64.
You just need to come up with one of these viral puzzle games or the next WordleOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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