I didn't start with a plan. I started broke, tired of subscription pages I couldn't afford, and done wasting time.
First I tried trading — no capital, just a demo account and a lot of screen time. Then dropshipping, which I dropped fast. Neither stuck, but both taught me what I didn't want to build my life around.
Freelancing is what actually paid. Logo design, small gigs, real money coming in from work I actually did myself.
Then I found building. AI-assisted at first, then real fundamentals underneath it. Every project since has been about owning the whole stack — running local, depending on nobody's cloud but my own machine.
Still early. Still solo. Still building.