No. We have just taken a chance to get off the heroin drip of a constant salary. Yeah, it's scary to go from guaranteed income to $0. But, here's how I, a non-

No. We have just taken a chance to get off the heroin drip of a constant salary. Yeah, it's scary to go from guaranteed income to $0. But, here's how I, a non-trust fund immigrant with dependents, did it: 1- line up consulting contracts. 2- leave (at this point I had disposable savings for 4months). 3- Don't worry about saving because it just causes me stress. What I do now is to work on a project when my savings start to drop below 6months runway. Of course, it's not all rosy. I have to hustle at times to get that contract. On the other hand, I can just take the time to smell the flowers any given day. I've been on more vacations this past year than the prev 6 years or working. So. Be your own trust fund. This is much better than burning myself out getting someone else rich :)