Are you washed out of programming in general, or just working for employers? You could take some time to work on your own projects to see how you like it. It's

Are you washed out of programming in general, or just working for employers? You could take some time to work on your own projects to see how you like it. It's probably going to be zero income for a while, so if you're prepared for that, you'll be ok. After a while of that if you start making small amount of income, you may decide to continue down that path. And when you do, moving to a low living cost area (like Chiang Mai, Thailand for many ex-pats/digital nomads) might help also.