I have quit my long-term position (remote contract) with less than $2.5k in the bank about a month ago. It wasn’t much of an impulse move. Thought of it as a l

I have quit my long-term position (remote contract) with less than $2.5k in the bank about a month ago. It wasn’t much of an impulse move. Thought of it as a last-resort measure to motivate me into building projects of my own, with subsequent evolution into adequately priced freelance consulting and bootstrapping own businesses. The alternative would have been remaining at that position with bare minimum pay, no portfolio gain (strictly internal company projects), no growth or career advancement potential, no security or insurance. Bad: – Quitting itself was poorly planned and resulted in ruined connections with ex-colleagues at the company and unnecessary stress. – Initially experienced fierce drive and got a lot done in a few days, but now the focused vision is gone. I regret not having changed something in my life to make motivation a non-issue prior to quitting. – Returning to my pretty much third-world country after nomadic lifestyle is depressing, and so is the likely necessity of living with parents. Nonexistent real-life opportunities and networking potential, even if somewhat cheaper food. – Doesn’t help that people close to me in life think I got fired and didn’t make the tough call myself. Good: – I remain convinced I’m better off, all opposing opinions be damned. All the luck to you!