That’s totally legit, but there’s a flip side, too. I was running my own business, but it wasn’t going anywhere. (I think after 5 years, I’d had one year in the red, 3 years of just barely breaking even, and 1 good year.) My spouse was working 2 jobs, one of which required a lot of evenings and weekends during the holidays. I “sold out” and got a high-paying job, and it made our lives much easier. Even doing hard work for someone else was easier than doing literally all the work myself. And a few years later when my spouse developed a serious medical condition, we had good insurance to cover us. I’m glad I got the experience of doing it myself, but I’m also glad I got out. There are still stressful times, but my current situation is less stressful than when I was running my own business. (There are, of course, other options like not working for yourself, but also not going for a very high paying job, etc. That’s totally legit, too.)