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My mom always told me do what you love and the money will follow. Sounds trite but I've spent the last six years going 50/50 between working as a professional skydiver and traveling internationally. Now I am successfully transitioning to web design so I can travel full time.

If it isn't fulfilling then don't do it.

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I completely agree with this; however, there is another way to approach the situation. I recently went through almost the exact same experience OP did and decided to cut everything extraneous out of my life and take a remote dev job. This has allowed me to slow life down, re-focus on the things that matter in life and build up my bank account. THIS gives me the freedom to go and create and build and run whatever I want if I so choose.

So, don't feel bad doing a job. Nothing is beneath you, and everything is always a stepping stone between where you are now and where you will be later.

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