Do carry on in software development. But save enough of your income to interest your economist side. One morning, you will wake up and realize you made over 5

Do carry on in software development. But save enough of your income to interest your economist side. One morning, you will wake up and realize you made over 50% of your income before you tumbled out of bed! Carried to an (eminently achievable) extreme, this is called "fuck-you money". Some achieve it suddenly, but many gradually.