Don't get dreamy eyed here. For every "you can be a millionaire too!" story there are 99 other sob stories that go with it. Kinda like start up businesses, the whole bulk of them just fail and never go anywhere putting people in debt, but the ones that do become inspiration stories.
Before this turns into one giant "Work at home! 200-500K a year" thread, I suggest you start getting in touch with those old contacts still Jackace. Networking is still the best way to go at this point in time until something falls into your lap.