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The Preliminary Results are In! As survey respondents learned at the end of the survey, we were primarily interested in what factors lead to burnout when people turn a hobby into some type of job. Our interest in this topic came from direct observation of a number of people who had experienced...

Thanks for all the input. It's nice to hear from fellow aviation-lovers on the board. We are now looking at it from a slightly different perspective because we'll be moving in another 2 years or so...but probably not to this lot in that timeframe. So we're thinking we should be saving our...

We are interested in someday living in an airpark, or fly-in, community. Once these types of communities are well-established, it is our experience that property value is rather high, and currently out of our reach. Therefore, we've thought for some time that it seems to be a good investment...

Update on survey Hi all - Thanks again for your participation in our survey. The number of responses has been exciting, and we really appreciate your time in contributing to this study! The survey will remain open until at least January 8th, because we have other groups still participating...

The survey will remain open until January 8th at least, so if anyone wants to respond later, that is fine too. We plan to pull down the responses we have by mid next week to write up the results from those for a short conference paper, and to share them with the various groups that have...

very true - i think that's the kind of hobby-job that would bring mostly positive outcomes!! i used to work at a country club in high school, but that was before i was into playing golf. so now i kick myself at all the free golf i missed out on!

Thanks for your replies thus far. And I see you found my wedding announcement from last year! To answer one of your questions, I am pursuing another degree because psychology is a passion of mine...hence another personal motivation for the study. As for when we want to retire early, that is...

Hi all! I am a PhD student at University of Houston, and my colleagues and I are doing a study that pertains to many of you in early retirement! This study aims to find out more about people who make their hobbies into any job - whether it is part-time, full-time, or freelance. We hope the...

Hi all! My hubby and I are in constant planning for an ER. We are currently thinking about real estate investments and of course, saving as much as possible each month. I'm excited to have found this forum to learn more about what we need to do to accomplish our goals. I am also excited...