Self Employed???

I used to be an auto mechanic for large chains, Aamco, Midas and a few private owned trans shops.
Went into my own auto business about 20 years ago with a mobile unit and did pretty well.
Moved to AZ about 15 years ago and was getting tired of the whole auto service so I decided I wanted to get into computer repair, but the problem was that I didn't know anything about them really.
Took a job at an Internet service provider cleaning the bathroom and floors because it was the only job remotely related to computers that I could get. (2 hrs a week at 7 an hour)
I was there every day from opening to closing helping customers get to who they needed to talk to and other little things that made the business run smoother, and was making 14 bucks a week for about a month.
One day the owner came in and noticed I was always around and asked why.
I told him I didn't come there to clean the bathroom, but to learn how to do what he knew.
Within another month they realized I could learn fast and was actually pretty good at doing the basic stuff around the business and started paying me full time 10 bucks an hour.
3 years later we opened our own computer service and repair business and have been doing it for 15 years now out of our home (Low overhead and tax write off's)

One strange thing I didn't expect was that when the economy tanked our business didn't lessen.
In fact we raised our prices 15 bucks an hour more during that downturn.
People had less money and needed to use the computer more and drive thier car less.

I also agree with the statement above about changing over gradually.

Oh yea, I'm 56 now.