What makes you happy? What is your American Dream?
HeyLaughingBoy: In the long term I do want to own my own business. Don't care about making millions: as long as I can pay the mortgage and afford good food, upkeep the house, keep the kids fed & clothed, I'll be happy.In the short term I focus on making the most of what I have right now. Like you said, it's easy to get suckered into "I'll make a ton of money right now so I can relax later" but later never comes! Much like it's easier to fix your own faults instead of blaming others, I find it's easier to make the most of the present instead of pipedreaming the future. You can still plan for the future: just remember that live turns on a dime.As far as your comments about the Maker movement: I have always loved to make things and I was really perplexed that it's now a "movement." I've been reading magazines about crafts, boatbuilding, metalworking etc. and been surrounded by people making things for so many years that I guess I just assumed there were Makers all around us :-) I wonder if the "movement" is really just among knowledge workers who weren't aware just how many of us still actually create with our hands?