On the other hand, if I want to go to a conference or take a day off I can. I choose where I work, and how. I decide which projects I want to work on, and which I don’t, and if I want to invent one of my own then that’s up to me. I never have to commute – I simply lean out of bed and pick up the laptop – and if I do want to work in my jimjams, I can. I can work from my desk, my bed, my lounge or my garden. I can even pick all my stuff up and go to the park if I fancy it. My days are never the same and I can grasp any opportunity that comes by that I fancy. Life is never dull, never repetitive and never boring. And, best of all, no one else is getting unduely rich at my expense!

Personally, I could never work in a 9-5 job again, because I would simply explode with frustration within about, oh, three weeks. So yeah, people’s lack of understanding can be annoying, but I’m the one who’s in control of my own destiny! (Unless, of course, it’s in control of me… which might be closer to the truth.)

I’d say that just knowing you’re right is good enough to save you the money that you’d have to spend on getting an office, but that’s just personal opinion.