Good point - I’d much rather have work that I find rewarding these days, regardless of much I get paid as long as I have roof over my head and maybe I can afford to a little hobby or two.
There are definitely some things I’d like to explore on the creative side besides design. I’m learning to code now, so we’ll see how that goes. So I know you mentioned your one friend maxed out credit cards in order to start a bike shop. Every time I hear of someone doing something like I wonder if they had anything to fall back on, in case things went wrong? A spouse that worked, savings, parents etc or did they just completely put everything on the line and risk total and complete failure. If you have a safety net, its easier to make the jump.