Lastly…it’s very possible that you have lots of other goals other than cash, and if so, good luck …

I’ve tried freelancing a few times, I never manage to make it work. The clients I find all end up paying less than a “normal” job so I end up going back to that. I’m working as a Solutions Engineer now. Its basically freelancing without sourcing customers and a consistently big pay cheque every month. Any tips on starting freelancing?

I was much more successful in creating SaaS product, I've reached almost 3 digits of profits. But I still wouldn't suggest someone to do consulting because it's a different mindset. You can only earn money if you decide to work, while creating having a working SaaS project has great scaling potential, but I totally agree that it's far more riskier when you factor in opportunity costs.

All of the projects listed were clearly a lot of work to build, but a) have the potential to scale up a lot in revenue and b) have the potential to scale down a lot in terms of active effort. I couldn't quit my job for a $2k/month project, but if I could spend some months of hard work building it and then just have a passive income stream, that would be super cool.

I would like to consider freelancing. Any pointers on how to go about in getting freelance projects? I am a full stack developer.