{"id":40,"date":"2006-03-23T11:58:05","date_gmt":"2006-03-23T11:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/a-lifestyle-business\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T02:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:02:35","slug":"a-lifestyle-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/2006\/03\/23\/a-lifestyle-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a &#8220;Lifestyle Business&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Garf Technology is something of a &#8216;<em>lifestyle business<\/em>&#8216;. This is where one is more concerned with doing things &#8216;<em>well<\/em>&#8216; &amp; enjoying it, rather than trying to make a &#8216;<em>fast buck<\/em>&#8216;. Or as a more sceptical observer might put it: somehow I manage to get paid to do my various hobbies!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love it! Sometimes I feel as if I&#8217;m a kid who&#8217;s been handed the keys to his favourite toy shop. 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