Some friends asked me to start a business with them because of my skills but I refused, it's a bother personally, also being the only person with technical knowledge and a low budget would be too risky anyway.

I also thought about how can I be independent monetarily without starting a business and without working for a company.

Being a freelance is basically a one person company so that is out, passive income works but I don't have enough to get the gears going if not for little things.

What do you think?