All three guys I mentioned were self employed. One man operations. They can set their hours, take days off, etc. and still do great. I actually had a long talk with my cousin about this because he was so surprised to find out how much they were making (and he believed it, especially based on what they charged him) it was very eye opening for him. Agreed, so many "intellectuals" look down on those guys, but the guys are doing so well I doubt they care.