Prior to December 2009, for about 3 years I found life increasingly difficult. Maybe it was my working full-time, doing my MBA full-time (please don't hate on

Prior to December 2009, for about 3 years I found life increasingly difficult. Maybe it was my working full-time, doing my MBA full-time (please don't hate on the MBA), going through nine months of pregnancy with my wife and transitioning to new dad, dealing with health care bills and unexpected expenses associated with new child, no pay raises because I was working for a startup, etc. So I had to do something about it. I moved back home immediately after graduating in December 2009. Still earning the same salary (in USD) but living in a developing country, so standard of living is much higher and am loving the flexibility of pacing myself, from a work perspective - while working on side projects (both web and non-web)- living a higher quality life and not feeling like I am on the brink of bankruptcy due to healthcare costs is EXTREMELY liberating. I spend more time with my wife and my son, and life is generally much better. Not to mention school is finished so I can truly work on the projects I want to work on.