>I'm playing with the thought of opening a store in some small country town where I can cook food and sell basic necessities.
my experience with people who decide to go live somewhere rural after giving up on the suburban/urban existence.
1. you will probably be the outsider, for more than a decade. It's not Schitt's creek.
2. small country store does not actually seem like a sustainable business model in today's world. You might end up having to work at Walmart's in a few years
sorry if it sounds harsh, but my experience is if you want to move from a situation you find unendurable you have to be disciplined not to try to dream yourself to a better place.
What to do then? No idea, I know a guy who quit programming to be personal trainer / masseuse. I would hate that. Even the worst programming job I ever had would be preferable to me. So I don't think I can really suggest optimal strategies, just point out the weakness in the one you're considering. Which I guess makes this a very HN comment.
my experience with people who decide to go live somewhere rural after giving up on the suburban/urban existence.
1. you will probably be the outsider, for more than a decade. It's not Schitt's creek.
2. small country store does not actually seem like a sustainable business model in today's world. You might end up having to work at Walmart's in a few years
sorry if it sounds harsh, but my experience is if you want to move from a situation you find unendurable you have to be disciplined not to try to dream yourself to a better place.
What to do then? No idea, I know a guy who quit programming to be personal trainer / masseuse. I would hate that. Even the worst programming job I ever had would be preferable to me. So I don't think I can really suggest optimal strategies, just point out the weakness in the one you're considering. Which I guess makes this a very HN comment.