i'm 35, i went from a very high paying job writing computer games under very stressful circumstances. to being a single dad who works from home doing some support / consultancy / engine development work for my old firm. i also do a bit of pc setup delivery and maintainance too. i earn roughly half what i did before but to be honest i don;t miss the money that much and most of the time i'm at home, listening to my kit messing about doing stuff i enjoy. i get bored very easily so this is a great compromise and if you can wrangle something similar i'd definately reccomend it.

cheers

julian