I was thinking about this the other day. I'd like to provide my family with all they need to be happy (but not necessarily all they want), to live somewhere nea

I was thinking about this the other day. I'd like to provide my family with all they need to be happy (but not necessarily all they want), to live somewhere near nature and have a small farm / garden, and spend my time learning about science, software and medicine and applying that knowledge to solve problems Then I realized I'm doing a lot of that now, but without much financial security and with a lot of stress. I live in a small apartment but my gf and I have a nice outdoor garden in our complex, I volunteer at a ranch working with kids with disabilities on weekends, and all of my work is at startups trying to use science and software to solve medical problems. I make a small fraction of what I did working in finance, at the moment not enough to save much even with low expenses, and the stress of trying to make super early startups work is real, but I really enjoy my work and have almost complete control over where and how I work. My biggest worry is not making enough to provide for the family at this point. I have a few years to see if I can make it work until this issue trumps all others and I'm forced to get a "real" job, make enough money, and then retire to do what I'm doing now :)