I’ll agree that no job, whether working for yourself, or someone else, is ever solid. But usually a 9-5 tends to be more stable than going out on your own (depending on what the 9-5 is and also what “going out on your own” is as well).

As for blogging being a dumb business plan, well, that would be true if you were treating it as a blog and not a business ;) There’s a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes most people are unaware of that make one blog worth $3 million and another $3.00 (and there are plenty of blogs in the finance niche who have sold for over a million dollars than most people know (and/or have even heard about)).

So the fact it’s a blog in itself shouldn’t be the determining factor of whether it’s dumb or not, but rather the strategy/goals behind it. Though I’ll agree 99.9999% of blogs will never make a penny. Fortunately the one you’re reading right now has more than supported a family for over 3 years…

Wow, did NOT see that one coming when you started leaving this comment, haha… we don’t get too many dairy farmers up in here, but love it! :) And so very very true about learning and researching – I often struggle with that too. In fact, it’s one of the reasons I launched my latest site, RockstarFinance.com, because I wanted to network more and force myself to learn and research about what everyone else in the money blogging field was doing. So it’s a perfect outlet for expanding my own horizons, but also promoting some of the best content out there since all the site does is curate these awesome articles I’m finding :) Kinda like a Pinterest I suppose, only for money articles.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing, my man. Great insight.

In my case I get steady pay as a dairy farmer with learning how to run a plumbing business on the side. Having a steady paycheck from farming helps take some of the financial sting out. Still, learning a how to run a business from scratch has definitely been draining at times. I’ve learned much though and while I can’t say I’ll still be plumbing five years down the road many of the business management skills learned will definitely help when I take over the farm management.

Now that I am the President of the Independent Mystery Shoppers’ Coalition, I work even more hours. However, I would not have it any other way. I love what I do and I love not having to deal with the politics and rantings of some of the crazies that are in positions of management. Although it is nice to be able to work in our pajamas, one downfall I have noticed from this is that I do not take as much time as I should to make myself look my best, which I believe prevents me from feeling my best.