I was not financially independent until I was 36 years old. And by independent I mean independent of my parents, independent of any company but my own, and take

I was not financially independent until I was 36 years old. And by independent I mean independent of my parents, independent of any company but my own, and take all the decisions and be happy(successful). I tried since I was 18. I had 250Ks of lines of code on my own when I started my own business. That was enough for me as the code I had created worked for me. 40 Millions? A ridiculous thing, impossible to maintain for any human being. I would get rid of most it. If I were you I will start learning metaprogramming and learn to make your software work for you instead of the other way around. With metaprogramming you could decimate your lines of code and be happy. Learn to enjoy life, go fishing, go swimming, go surfing and meet new people. There are no excuses , you are an adult and can do it, there are very inexpensive activities. Don't worry about being broke, so are birds and dogs or most people in Kenya, and they are pretty happy all day. I had to learn sales, basic marketing,taxes,basic sex-understanding women(very important), extremely easy compared with programming but you have to do it. You could delegate it later when you make millions so your fear makes no sense to me, you are just fearing the unknown. Very few people out there are financially independent but most people can get by working for companies. Most of the people here at HN dream on universal income so they could stop working "for the man". It is clear to me that you value freedom over everything else. Me too. It is amazing being your own boss when you learn how to do it well. If I were you I will do this: 1-Start making money out of your software. Anything counts. USD 200 fo a month? Great. Easy if your software is worth something. 2-Work for my father using my knowledge on software to improve his business, but make it clear to him that you will get out on your own when you can. 3-Learn a lot from your father. It is going to be extremely useful for your own business and your relationship could improve. 4- Double the income of your small business each month, or at least put this as an objective.200->400->800. Ask your father for advice on business. 5- When you make enough, jump ship to your own business.