Ask HN: How did you escape your 9 to 5 job?
Hi I am 25 years old and quit my job about a year ago started doing freelance work and starting my own company. I too saw my job as temporary so I decided to take my work life (most of our lives if you think about it) into my own hands. I think pulling that trigger gave me motivation and forced me to push myself much further than I would have ever been pushed in my old job.<p>A couple things I would recommend, do your research first and have a decent Idea of what you want to do after leaving. Think about how you are going to make it work and understand things may be slow in the beginning. I recommend having atleast a years worth of money saved up and expect to burn through a good portion of that before money starts flowing in regularly.<p>I worked my ass of for the first year and am still doing so. There have been frustrating times and epic times but each time I remember I wouldn&#x27;t trade my decision and the experience for anything else.<p>I am now starting to build a freelance development firm and feel very confident about doing so because of what I have learned since quitting my job.<p>If you are a highly motivated person. I do recommend going out on your own at some point in your career.