Ever since launching my poorly-planned website business (and perhaps before then), I’ve gone from one idea to another of websites that will make lots of money, and that–here’s the key–are not custom client sites. Because building custom sites is not my thing. I’m even working on one now. Although I have made a commitment to myself to stop (or at least back off) after this one, due out pretty soon. This intent will be helped by the forthcoming first child of my wife and I. The time for my silly business ideas is going to decrease significantly, I imagine.

Anywho, there’s no intended point to this article. Just rambling.

Part of the temptation is that of any “big deal”. If you can just do one, or two, or three, you’ll be set for life. And there are people who do it. Never mind that the odds of me being one of those people is rather low. Besides, being just set for a year or two is nothing to sneeze at, right? Right?

Another appeal for me is that websites are something I can do, on my own, in my spare time. Fortunately, I’ve finally realized that the really big websites rarely work that way, and even if they do, they turn into large, organized companies quickly if they’re really going to survive.

In the end, one of the biggest reasons for pursuing the next big website is that doing so justifies time spent on a hobby.

One of the things I particularly like about Financial Peace is the absence of “big deals” in the plan. You make a reasonable plan with some reasonable restrictions and investments and you just stick to it. But that’s not as fun is it? That doesn’t give the adrenaline rush. For me, being young, it’s easier to see Financial Peace as exciting because I can follow that plan to a very nice retirement.

I’d like to retire early, but, then, I don’t want to miss the years in between trying to get there. Especially when my wife and I have better investments than my crazy ideas and a bit of time.