Maybe start some sort of trade / manual labor business, and do it with the grace and elegance of a software engineer. E.g., offer as much in the way of online

Maybe start some sort of trade / manual labor business, and do it with the grace and elegance of a software engineer. E.g., offer as much in the way of online signup / online service requests as possible. Don't make horrid, bizarre websites. Don't make people call you on the phone -- or worse, wait for you to call them -- in order to get a decent estimate of cost and/or when you're going to show up. Include things like DoorDash, to show me on a map where you are when you're headed to my house, so that if I have to meet you, I don't have to putter around for an hour wondering when you're going to show up. And then, of course, do the actual work well and with excellence. Could be any number of specific lines of work -- lawn care, plumbing, heating/cooling, water services. If you want to leave California, snow removal.