I'm right there with you on every point and I'm only 32. Job hopping is more difficult, and the quality/appeal of available jobs is no longer what it used to b

I'm right there with you on every point and I'm only 32. Job hopping is more difficult, and the quality/appeal of available jobs is no longer what it used to be. I've been thinking about this lately and I've come to the conclusion that most programming jobs aren't technically challenging to me at this point in my life. As I learn more and get older, I also look for greater challenges to overcome. The best paying jobs in the industry (and in the HN hiring thread) are all about making the same things I made in 2001, just with different technologies. The above conclusions have forced me to start thinking about what's next. Is it really starting my own business? If I'm going to take the time to learn business development, marketing and sales, is programming really the most lucrative use of my time?