Will there be a “just hit 50, what’s next?” installment to follow? I too, just want to build things—too many legos as a child (and adult), I guess. I work at a

Will there be a “just hit 50, what’s next?” installment to follow? I too, just want to build things—too many legos as a child (and adult), I guess. I work at a smaller company where the software side is pretty small (5-ish), so I enjoy a huge amount of autonomy. Having interviewed around a little, I find a lot of places that have a hole, and they’re just looking for a peg to fill it. I already filled the hole at my current company, and wpuld be leaving a much larger holder if I were to leave. My problem is that I’m somewhat anxious financially; a number of people depend on me for the salary and benefits I bring home. So while many people tell me I would be a strong consultant type, the insecurity frightens me. I’m good at at inventiveness, initiative, entrepreneurial behavior _when_ it’s under the umbrella of someone else’s money and I feel secure. I’ve graduated to tech lead, semi manager, three times, and never really liked that. I just end up frustrated with those that I’m responsible for. I work better in a “we’re all dribbling the same ball” context.