Some of the posters on here suggested learning a programming language and then selling your services as a developer. Though, there's a lot of money in this field and the only real barrier is sweat equity, I highly suggest not doing it.
The realistic ramp up time before you start seeing an income is pretty long. From my experience it took roughly about 4 years from my first interview to landing a junior dev role. Though, I'm making serious money now, the return on investment isn't going to fit what you're goals are. And the reason it took so long to get to that point is because programming is hard and this is especially true if you're not very curious nor have a strange fetish for headaches.
Also the female talent is pretty sparse, actually non-existent. Yeah, there are exceptions but in this space, the better looking women tend to be in visually driven role or more on the organizational side that involves leadership.
On the other hand, I wouldn't completely disregard programming as a potential way to make cash money. You can use it to enhance whatever work you're doing so you can make more money. Therefore, I would instead see it as a tool instead of a potential revenue source.
