I left my job a good paying job a little over a year ago after building up about a year of savings. The work environment had deteriorated a lot since starting

I left my job a good paying job a little over a year ago after building up about a year of savings. The work environment had deteriorated a lot since starting there and honestly I was to the point the money wasn't even worth it. So probably worse off than the author says. A year later I can say I haven't regretted it at all. Keeping up on freelancing has really been my key to keeping a positive cash flow while working on my long term projects. I rarely turn down any web/consulting work, unless it has serious red flags. The thing is about a startup project is that it might take a while to get going. Some things I launched a year ago have just now really shown the work I put into them was worth it. Balancing time where work stops and relaxing starts can be difficult when you are on your own. There is always something to do hanging over your head. I've had to be disciplined on this to avoid burning out. I spent a fair amount of time doing accounting, projects bringing in money, clients paying, monthly invoices, etc, it does consume a non trivial amount of time each week. My one concern in the article though is quitting without a plan. I had a pretty concrete plan which I'm still moving towards.