Don't sweat it if you are stuck in the corporate job right now. But begin to plan ahead. I know from much personal experience that it takes 1-3 years to transition from total scratch to making a living from home in any career you want.
If you spend a lot of energy on things that are wastes of time, then you waste energy, get sick, and die faster.
Games are all about taking risks.
Do what you do with love, and success is a natural symptom.
Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you will never get rich by scratching out ten cents from your dollar.
I'm scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day.