Giving up on Hopes and Dreams

It is a really sad day, when you realize your hopes and dreams for making it in a business of your own go down the drain.  This could possibly cause my midlife crisis to start.  I know we always get lots of compliments on our work, but compliments don't pay the bills. Spent over 5K getting ready and couldn't even get that paid off in 3 years, let alone recoup enough to replace equipment if it were to fail.  :-(