Without knowing the numbers, location, family (ability to move city/country), experience level etc. It is hard to say. But most likely the best bet is to find

Without knowing the numbers, location, family (ability to move city/country), experience level etc. It is hard to say. But most likely the best bet is to find out how you can earn more money from those core 40h/week. Best for you to come up with a strategy based on your circumstances and tolerances. There is a lot of good advice in HN if you search on https://hn.algolia.com https://hn.algolia.com. And look for patio11 posts, as he has posted alot about money and getting more of it. I think the golden nugget is don't tell a future employer what you are earning now. My advice - don't be embarrassed to be earning double what you are earning now for doing the same thing somewhere else. Options to think about: Contracting, Skills that pay more (React?), Companies that can pay more (trading companies? FAANG companies?), Cities that pay more, Countries that pay more, Roles that pay more (management, architect), Negotiation with current employer (will they pay more if you say you might leave). Don't trade your spare time for money. Trade time for making your time worth more money. Also maybe cut your expenses more? The only time I've been in your situation as a dev is with a non working partner to support. If you are single, consider living in a shared house for example. Also I'm not a big earning like a lot of the HN crowd.