Not trying to be an ass, but you are 26. Your parents have no say on what you do with your life, unless you are living in their house rent free and they are pa

Not trying to be an ass, but you are 26. Your parents have no say on what you do with your life, unless you are living in their house rent free and they are paying your bills. In which case, they do have some say, especially if you can't pay your bills and they don't see something towards progress as they view it. I am not suggesting you start a war with your parents, but they will not understand your position easily. Instead try to appeal to their compassion. Explain to them you understand and respect that they are just trying to look out for you but that you have struggled doing the traditional job. Tell them that you need their moral support because their opinion means so much and you want them to be proud of you. Explain to them that you also have to be proud of yourself so you want to give this a go for 3, 6 months whatever you think it will take to get enough people to cover your old salary. I take it you are likely outside the US given the low dollar amount for a developer salary, so maybe this can work out for you since you have a lower threshold (which is awesome). Also, I recognize that culturally the parent/child relationships are unique, but I think all parents want their kids happy and to be proud of them, so appeal to that. If all else fails, stall them for a few months, or get some freelancing work to keep them happy and still make progress on your sales.