It's tough, but doable. Kids take up a lot more time. Partially because they need looking after, but mostly because they're so much fun. You want to spend al

It's tough, but doable. Kids take up a lot more time. Partially because they need looking after, but mostly because they're so much fun. You want to spend all your time playing with them, teaching them things, or even just staring at them. It's a big (but very good) time sink. And your outlook on money changes. I remember the month way back when, when my SaaS profit first hit $600/month. "I can live off this!" Sure, you have to live kinda cheaply but a fella can scrape by on not much money, particularly if you're travelling in a cheap country. But not now. My kids are not going to scrape by on ramen and crash on couches with me. We need houses, savings, and other grown-up things. And, sadly, that costs money. For that, you either need to 10X the old dirtbag revenues or take a contract gig. You can see how it might spiral out of control if you're not careful. Take a job to supplement the business revenue, end up starving the business for time, while still not seeing the kids as much as you want. It takes some balancing. But it's all doable. And the hard bit is transient. Once your business is ticking away well enough to not require a side-gig or take up 40 hours of your time each week, you'll find yourself chasing the kids around the lawn on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, knowing that you don't have to head back to "the office" at all that day if you don't feel like it. Definitely worth it in the end. Good luck!