> but they are not dramatically more than say, a guy running a successful local plumbing business. I know a guy who ran a successful plumbing business around

> but they are not dramatically more than say, a guy running a successful local plumbing business. I know a guy who ran a successful plumbing business around Northern VA. Took home around 300k per annum. I used to bang his daughter. He worked hard, though, and had a couple of other guys working jobs independently under him, on top of his work. He was mostly corporate and construction work, but a couple of those guys under him also did residential, and he mostly supervised. I'm far less than his TCO but also don't have to get elbow deep in shit and work remotely from my basement. Respect the hustle, but I think I'm winning in terms of work-life balance and QOL.