There's got to be someone here who escaped the 9-5 matrix or at least knows somebody who did. Speak! (please )
I remember a Ron Paul clip on youtube where they ask him on what kind of advice he would give to young people and finding what you love to do is exactly what he says. Invest in yourself, find a skill, help people - something along those lines so I want to follow his advice.
Some cool points of view on this site:
Why Work? // Index
I found it inspiring a few years back when I was in your shoes. I got into programming, and fell in love with it. Now I work from home writing code. Mostly seems like 'play' to me.