2. Want out of that job to work on my own apps for profit.
3. Still live with my parents, but am in my early 30s.
I am currently working on these for-profit apps on nights and weekends. It's not easy, as that time goes very quickly. The only reasons I haven't quit my job (as I figured I can always find an equally miserable Java job if I was desperate):
1. The suckiness of the job can be a great motivator to keep me plugging away on my side projects.
2. 4 weeks of paid vacation/year means I can afford to go to some interesting developer conferences and quickly recoup the cost. This allows me to get to know people who are already where I want to be.
3. I can use the paychecks to bootstrap my company-to-be. Not that it takes a lot of money to start a company, but I like the idea of a substantial rainy-day fund.
When I can make enough money from my side business, I'll happily quit the day job. Enough money means I can consistently make around 70% (or more) of my paycheck's gross amount.
Please keep us posted on what you ultimately decide to do.
Wow you hit it spot on. I do hack in my weekends/nights but the time just goes by so fast, and it is so draining staying a computer so much of my waking time.
Yeah. I am also saving now so I at least have a small nest egg once I get the guts to take the dive.
1. Have an IT Java job that I despise.
2. Want out of that job to work on my own apps for profit.
3. Still live with my parents, but am in my early 30s.
I am currently working on these for-profit apps on nights and weekends. It's not easy, as that time goes very quickly. The only reasons I haven't quit my job (as I figured I can always find an equally miserable Java job if I was desperate):
1. The suckiness of the job can be a great motivator to keep me plugging away on my side projects.
2. 4 weeks of paid vacation/year means I can afford to go to some interesting developer conferences and quickly recoup the cost. This allows me to get to know people who are already where I want to be.
3. I can use the paychecks to bootstrap my company-to-be. Not that it takes a lot of money to start a company, but I like the idea of a substantial rainy-day fund.
When I can make enough money from my side business, I'll happily quit the day job. Enough money means I can consistently make around 70% (or more) of my paycheck's gross amount.
Please keep us posted on what you ultimately decide to do.