First off, I do know that I assume some things here, which is my way of saying, if you have to sacrifice that much maybe working from home is not (yet) your thi

First off, I do know that I assume some things here, which is my way of saying, if you have to sacrifice that much maybe working from home is not (yet) your thing. Realize that if you need people and cannot reach them when you need them or if you cannot get an office (room) totally away from wife or kids then this might just not be for you. In most other cases I would definitely recommend it. Second, I moved from a city to a remote and very small village. But in that village I have never had more and more successful social interaction; I can call most people my friends there and made some good friends there as well.That was at 36 years old when we moved. Just saying that again with some meaning; I do not think you know until you try. We never expected to end up with more friends in this village than we ever managed in cities. Life can be strange but this made working from home much easier; run/hike at 7 in the morning, coffee with friends at 8:30-09:00, work 3-4 hours, lunch with friends (I try to perfect my curries and pizzas so often we invite) and then, around 16:00 3-4 hours of work again. I agree with most you say though. We worked actively to tweak parameters for years. And if it would not have worked, we would have gone back to work. Luckily we do not have to see if that would have actually happened... Edit: I should mention, and I often forget because it is the only way I have ever worked; my wife and me are both contractors. I have never seen a pay slip in my life that had my name on it. I think that matters because companies generally much faster let you work in your own office if you are a company; they assume you have an office and such...