This made me laugh, the driving instructor part. I know of a gentleman who became bored of
his company and was bought out. He became a driving instructor, lasted 3 years. Now works as a website monkey. Company he was bought out from they are doing rather well - rather well indeed.

It is probably not the programming that bores you but the use to which the code is used.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 15:06, 1 reply)

Not that much money in driving instructors.
From what I can see, top money is about 30k/year, if you manage to stay fully booked.

Not sure if that's gross either - buying and running the car must cost at least 5k/year.
(username failed moderation, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 17:21, closed)

30k a year and stay fully booked working at least 14 hours per day*.
Cost of car and fuel is of course a very good deductible. But, as is often said you got to earn it to deduct it. Otherwise the cost is still a millstone.


* seriously, taking people on late shift out at 10.30pm or early shift at 5.30am and then college kids and then dead time and then more learners.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 19:28, closed)