The thing is, I feel the same way about my hobbies. Why can't I make as much $/hr as a carpenter or landscaper? Why can't the market accept that this is what I

The thing is, I feel the same way about my hobbies. Why can't I make as much $/hr as a carpenter or landscaper? Why can't the market accept that this is what I would prefer rather than working as a programmer by day and carpenter in my spare time? Simply put, the market values what it values. There is a definite limit to how much it will care about your passion because other people eventually care about their own money and time too much to give it to you. Unless I am willing to work long hours, I can't make nearly as much as I do now working just over 40 a week. In business for myself I wouldn't have access to the same benefits I get in my programming job. Nothing would compare.