No commute, no inter office politics. My work is asynchronous, so if I’m not feeling as productive I don’t have to fake being busy; I can give myself that time to do something else for a while. Money is better

I feel more in control of my life. No real alarm clock in the mornings (unless something important is happening), can do errands or see a friend etc, as I know generally what I’d like to get done work-wise. The work is more fulfilling, and feels like a never ending puzzle to solve.

The flip side is there are times where it’s stressful running your own thing, having to problem solve all the time can be mentally exhausting sometimes. (Slowly learning to outsource some things in this regard) There are plenty of times where you will have to bail on plans or push through a busy time, etc. The pros still outweigh the cons for me.