I was in software engineering for 13 years. Took a couple years off. Moved away from the bay area to idaho and bought farmland. Walked up to a jobsite and got a

I was in software engineering for 13 years. Took a couple years off. Moved away from the bay area to idaho and bought farmland. Walked up to a jobsite and got a job framing so i could learn to build my own house, started at $12/hr. Two years later and now i make $50 an hour and own my own business. And i collect rent on the farmland every year. Ive never been more fit in my life. Which was also a goal of mine. Its like going to the gym all day, or an adult jungle gym. I dont know that i would want to do it for more than 5 years though. So i anticipate starting other businesses at some point in the near future. I have no debt or dependents though. I cant recommend this path to someone who does have either of those.