Im at that point where going to work feels like im losing money

Congrats. Time to quit your job.

part of the cycle - quit your dayjob

not yet. i wanna have 3 months worth of paychecks before i quit so i can feel more secure.. but in the mean time, i have told my supervisor that i'm switching to part time (first step, lol)

Good plan. I just got fed up one day and said "You know what? I DON'T NEED THIS SHIT!" It worked but it was a little rough for awhile.

Then there's no reason for youto stay.

If you stick around part time would you still get to use their insc.? That would be worth it for me...maybe.

Very smart move

Yeah that's what I did.
I was making like 1-2 sales a week with adult and no other revenue besides the other job. So one day my boss calls me and wants me to come in, I say "no, i'm preoccupied" and he started getting pissy so I told him to fuck off.
Really, really dumb decision and it was rough for a little while (oh so sweet Top Ramen 10/$1) but I got my ass in gear and started making bank in adult.
That was 2 years ago.

It was similar for me compared to some of the rest of your posts. I always had done websites, and such as a part time on the side thing for 8 or so years. Made some nice money, but kept the day job.

Things changed at the first telco I had worked for, and after 6 years, took a management job to get out of the grind from union excitement. Not only as an employee, but as a steward. If you've ever been in a union office.. sheesh.

Management wasn't much better. It became a series of bend over's for 'take one for the team'. Two years of that, and a company wide freeze of 'freezes' on transfers, and I decided to leave. I figured I'd just go back to school, get another degree, and enjoy a few years back with college hunnies.

But,.. in a turn of events, another telco saw my resume floating around. Wanted me to work for them. Toldl them I was going back to school in the fall, but they insisted I meet them for an interview. So I went in half assed. They wanted me to work for them, but I really did not want to be in the grind anymore. So they asked, 'name your price'. I thought I priced myself too high for them, but they met it. Started work two weeks later.

Two years of that, and they started to turn into the same telco madness I had just left. So it was decision time.. I had already worked for the two big player telco's in the state. So working for another would have been a lot of grief, and a company I did not believe in. Or, back to school. Or,.. self employment.

I took the ladder. In hindsight, I should have saved 6 months worth of money, but only had 3 months worth. Oh well. Anyways, when time came, boss pushed too hard on some trivial issue, made the choice.

Not everything was smooth first 6 months of my grand plan in adult, but managed to get there in 8 months. A lot of little mistakes here and there, but nothing catastrophic. All is good now. Luckily I had truck paid off. Business partner in production company's my landlord, so no worry about falling behind in rent. All worked it's self out. Things are good now.

Most of my friend's were suprised I went out on my own, mainly because of the money I was making at the 9-5. For a while they were calling me brass balls- lol. Guess because i had the nerve and belief to hang them out there and take a chance.

For those who've taken the step off the cliff, and survived. Rawk on my brohtas and sistas..

i felt that way for 2 months before i quit. i wanted to make sure it wasnt just a fluke month of alot of income. wanted to make sure that not only was my income steady, but that it grew on a DAILY basis for a total of 3 months. then i knew it was time to free myself from the 9-5'er!

fuck the regular 9-5.

I quit my job recently to just look after my site but at first i just ended up partying more. I think i've now found a balace and went back to work my old job (bartender) only 2 nights a week. It''s nice to get away from the desk a couple nights a week. It's like going to work is a break now.

Very wise move, on your part.

Good job. Many people won't take that chance.

Thanks brotha.

Yeah, I guess I never honestly looked at it quite like they did, and it never hit me before how it was looked at as 'ballsy'. I mean I had a game/business plan laid out for budget, and all that prior, and had put some thought into it, and back up plans if need be. But never really had any doubt it would work.

In hindsight, yeah.. there were some trade offs.. paying for health insurance, and not immediately having that 2 week check to count on. A couple of rough months in juggling bills, car repairs, food, and so forth.

But now that things are rolling, they couldn't pay me enough to go back.

:Things like this happen for a reason. The devil is reaching for your soul. His icy grip grows tighter around your neck ... Join us.... Join us....

j/k... fuck a corporate job, unless it involves fast money and lots o' freedom