I started up as an add on to my other job for a bit of spare weekend money but it soon turned into me going self employed as i liked the ease aspect of it, early last year i got in trouble with the tax man due to stupidity not using an accountant and typing what i liked on my returns for the previous 4 years. Accountant helped me as much as he could but the only way to sort myself out was to build another round up to pay my debts etc which in the end made it more of a business bonus being im totaly out of debt and ticking over nicely, just joined the dreaded VAT club so now trying to compact things even more to recoupe the loss ill be making to vat. By summer if all plans well ill be able to get third van out pay mortgage off early and feel that i am a success to myself.