Reply To: When is it time to quit the day job

I have quit my day job after 18 years , got my last paycheck in september 2007 .I do have pension fund from work but i can honestly say I dont need it and havent touched it one time in all these months. I made the decision to quit when i reach $xx,xxx a month commission which was 5x what i was earning per month .On my 6th month of that level I gave my notice .Now that i have had 8 months FULL TIME to work on my gambling sites ,acquire new websites and expand we are earning much more than my dayjob pay -part of it is that month after month the player numbers increase on the rev share but also because of the increase in traffic since I am doing more than just paying people who were making all the decisions on the content ,new partners etc.I had others running the sites ,making choices and overseeing the content.I had no time to do much after spending full days working for employer.Now i spend my day looking at my own webmaster tools ,studying everything ,sometimes i change a page 5 times in one day lol.
I started int his business in aug 2006 ,back then everyone was whining that online gambling and affiliates were doomed .As a NEW affiliate ,my earnings are comfortable .Once you give up that ball and chain called a ‘boss’ you will not look back .I think you get what you put into this business , long hours ,hardwork will definitely pay off.If you feel your day job is holding you back from expanding your business and improving it and you earn more as affiliate than day job i think its no brainer.
If health insurance is factor and you have high expenses ,maybe work just enough to keep your benefits.Or maybe CAP willg et that insurance going