I would like to eventually work from home... I team up with my friend from high school, who also happens to be the guitar player for our band, he's a prodigal graphics designer. He does wonderfully working for himself. He's designed for Ford, Dick's Sporting Goods, Nissan, and all kinds of BIG clients by himself but I don't have the networking needed to fill up my schedule yet. He occassionally does websites, and brings me in for them, but he also does store layouts, airport planning, etc. which means that on a good website year I could make 80k with him, and the next year if he has the other types of projects I could make next to nothing. Unfortunately I am not a graphics guy and trying to do it myself wouldn't do justice to the programming that I can do.
I have my resume on Monster, I have had some hits and a few interviews... actually may be close to an offer on one of them... but I'd like to see what's out there rather than take the first job that comes along. Working alongside arfcommers would be a bonus!
Regarding freelance work, I also have a family to support so I would like to have something steady to provide for them. Someday I may have the guts to strike out on my own...