A book I can recommend you I'm reading now "The 4-Hour Workweek". The book is very very close to what I started doing some time ago. This is actually a confirmation that it is possible to work very effective for couple of hours a week and reach even more than working from 9 to 5. The author - Tim Ferris gives practical advice how to create a world of dreams around you. It's never that easy and you have to do things not like others but he says "yes, it's possible and I do it" and what is more he also describes how exactly repeat this model of life and work. Some poeople were also successful and we can see their profiles and read their articles on Tim's blog. Anyone have already read that book? :)