ASK HN: I'm lost -- need direction
iamelgringo: I'm a nurse with over 15 years of Critical Care experience.  I Read Hackers and Painters in 2003, and I went back to school part time for Software Engineering.  I finished up last spring, and I started working on being a serial bootstrapper.  As soon as I can adjust spending, I'll cut down to part time, or jump ship and do startups full time.  I'm 36. I'm married no kids.I have talked long and hard with my wife about this, and I have total buy in from her.  That's huge.  I wouldn't be able to do this if she wasn't on board.