I quit my job due to similar feelings back in 2007. Here is my report after 3.5 years: It's been completely worth it. I've gotten to work on projects in so man

I quit my job due to similar feelings back in 2007. Here is my report after 3.5 years: It's been completely worth it. I've gotten to work on projects in so many different areas - food and beverage, music, video games, law, film, academic, science, the list goes on and on. So many intelligent people in different areas have many exciting ideas and they need YOUR help to do it. Averaging out what I have earned the past three years, I haven't made more or less money than I did at the job I quit. However, there are certain other benefits -- I haven't set an alarm clock in over three years, I am outside in the sun right now on my laptop enjoying a beer, I have a small amount of equity in a few businesses, and I haven't had to do a "self evaluation" or had an Outlook calendar constantly open that is scheduled with many meetings about meetings. That said, I have also been up working at 2am many days in the past few months, haven't had a paid vacation, have been paid late many times, have no idea what I'm going to be doing in December, and there are many apps and servers running that have my name on them and could go wrong any minute, and I haven't been able to expand into something bigger. Good times! My advice to you: convince 3 people to pay you money before you quit. If you can't find the clients now, then you will still have trouble when you quit. Once you knock out the first few, you should be able to convince others that you are reliable, can finish the job, and do good work.