I had a fulltime job at a bank for 7 years and did the casinos as a hobby on the side.
2 years ago I resigned from my day job and worked on casinos fulltime.
I have never regretted it and now even manage to employ 7 staff myself and have proper offices. I still work from home though and my staff work at our offices which are conveniently next door to us. ( We bought the house next door and converted it into offices ) , so I guess I could be classed as one of those “successful” stories.
The good side about working from home is the following:
You don’t have that dreaded Monday morning feeling when the alarm clock goes off because you no longer have to set it!
You can get out of bed whenever you want to ( within reason of course )
You can work as many hours you like.
You can go to the shops, Doctor appointments etc when you want.
You can go on leave when you like and not worry about asking the boss for leave.
You can work in your pajamas so you save a fortune on work clothes.
You can make all of your own decisions and do not report to a boss.
The bad side about working from home.
It can get a bit stressful when you are not having a good month and have expenses to meet, as you can no longer rely on a fized salary.
You never really get away from work.
You have to be disciplined and put the hours in, which can sometimes be many more hours than your previous day job.
You have to be careful that you don’t become a recluse ( I sometimes don’t leave the house for weeks )
You do sometimes miss the social side of working with other people – but luckily the forums often fill this gap.
If I had the choice to do it all over again – I wouldn’t think twice about it. Being your own boss is the best thing in the world !!!