Danish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings choosing a way of life

"Der er nogle, der gør det for at tjene til deres børn på gule plader... Så er der nogle, der er der ved en fejl, fordi de ”kom til” det. Og så er der nogle, der har meget store kunstneriske ambitioner."

This is a reason or approach to setting up as an independent artist-craftsman or starting a small business.

The context is not a lot of help. After a short introduction to the people, it is written as a collective interview or dialogue between a group of craftsmen/women who begin with this statement and generally agree.

Then they come to the point, which is to discuss the specific skills and trends required, and their own professional approaches to training, theory and practice.

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I know that in Denmark ´yellow number plates´are literally a way of getting a tax reduction on vehicles used for business purposes, but that is probably not what the speaker means here.
One of the qualifying conditions for registering the vehicle under the scheme is that it must not be used for family transport - generally, not more than two people may travel in it.

I have translated for this person before, and he uses some very descriptive and colourful expressions... I think the focus is more on the alternative or independent way of life than on the particular means of transport, but I would like to know what this expression suggests to Danish natives, and would be very grateful for suggested equivalents in English.