Well, I can offer you encouragement from the land of self-employement (handyman).

You can work as much as you want - July --> November.

You get to choose from the finest available health care plans at the highest imaginable prices.
But if you have a pre-existing condition --> cover colorado offers crappy coverage at 150% the price of regular insurance (that's me).

If you have a good rep, you can often drum up work from realtors (oh joy)

You get to buy all the tools and office supplies you want and write them off as expenses (will the irs consider a RDIAS a handyman tool?)

There's lots of cool co-workers to hang with.

Someday I'll be able to afford a scope for that Sabre flattop upper I have stashed away (a lower would be nice too)

well you get the idea -2C