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thanks for the insight. i am not starting entirely from scratch but i have no actual product/users to speak of. just a few ideas, a few months worth of savings, and a good bit of boilerplate code from my training projects.


Why not start a project part-time at night while you still have a job? With out a few months savings you could find yourself without a viable product and with zero money pretty shortly.

Best of luck to you either way!


ya, this was my plan back in january when i convinced my employer to let me take thursdays & fridays off to work on my own projects.

2 days a week is not much to educate myself, map out a site, design it, and program it. i am 10 months into this task and the site is at maybe 70%.

my wife and son are demanding more of my time and attention and since this job has turned into little more than a means to pay for the car i need to get there, it's making sense to sell the car, finish this project, and see what comes of it.

Thanks for the advice.


Awesome... Go for it! A wife and son are pretty good inspiration to get it in gear! :)

Be sure to post your project here once you launch.




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