Seriously, let's just consider that mining never goes away, and it becomes a consistent performer - there will be large corporate miners that will dwarf any of the 'big boys' today. The returns will be crushed out by their scale - because at a massive level, a consistent small return would be more than enough for them, and not even viable for even the large guys today.Really if you want to pursue mining full time and gamble with it, the smarter play would be to continue working and put every dollar you could into mining, and hit it as hard as you can for the next couple years - then if it fades away, you'll have amassed a nice chunk of cash, or if it becomes corporatized you can just stop doing it.
Either way, the vacation comes after success, not before or during.
