I’ve thought similar. With a nest egg you keep in your back pocket that can get you out of a shop hierarchy and into ownership quickly, accounting for Lego hou

I’ve thought similar. With a nest egg you keep in your back pocket that can get you out of a shop hierarchy and into ownership quickly, accounting for Lego houses and whatever other innovations, programming some of your own stuff as needed, there’s a path for honest workers who are really good and on time to make good money. Pick a wealthy area as your operating zone. Leverage the SWE social class and your trade skills. My relatives who own mom and pop contracting and plumbing companies have carved out solid lives for themselves and their kids. The downside is they’re working into their 60s, but with a good nest egg from tech that might be different. My relatives who rode the MBA and finance paths ended up all over the map - didn’t survive the Great Recession, did fine, are in tech but it’s lost the shine, ended up as a total goober as retired executive without a company to exec…