Sounds like you are in the US, so my answer won't be helpful for you, but in case some Europeans are reading the comments: Check if your government can help yo

Sounds like you are in the US, so my answer won't be helpful for you, but in case some Europeans are reading the comments: Check if your government can help you start your own business. For instance in France, you can sign up for a program called "Aide à la création d'entreprise" [1], which gives you the rights to access like 1 year of your unemployment insurance compensation ("indemnisation d'assurance chômage"). If your income was 2 or 3 times above your spendings, it should be way enough to maintain your standard of living during 1 year, while working full time on your project. Then after this period, if you project didn't succeed, you can move on and look for a job. You basically take 0 risks. [1] https://entreprendre.service-public.fr/vosdroits/N16153 https://entreprendre.service-public.fr/vosdroits/N16153