An idea that will not go away, and a paycheque that pays the bills
Should I quit my job to start a business?
Runway decides the timing
Take what has to go out each month and divide what you have saved by it. That is how many months you can go without income. New businesses usually take longer to pay than planned, so the honest runway is the one with a margin built in.
Paying customers are the real test
Interest, compliments and sign-ups are encouraging; payment is proof. A handful of people paying a real price, while you still have the job, tells you more than any plan.
Leave when the business pulls you, not when the job pushes you
A job you hate makes quitting feel urgent. A business with more demand than your evenings can handle makes it necessary. The second is the safer reason to go.
Talk to the people it affects
A partner, a household, anyone who depends on the income. Agree on the runway and the point at which you would go back to a job. That agreement makes the risk shared rather than hidden.
Check your current job’s rules
Some employment agreements limit side work or competing businesses. Read yours before you start, so the business does not begin with a problem.
Questions people ask next
How much should I save before quitting?
Enough to cover what has to go out for at least as long as you expect the business to take to pay — and then some, because it usually takes longer.
What if I never feel ready?
Ready is a number, not a feeling: paying customers and a runway you have counted. When both are there, the decision gets much easier.
Can I go part-time instead of quitting?
Often a good middle step. Fewer hours at the job buys time for the business without giving up all the income.
Run it against your own numbers
Everything above is the shape of the decision. What it cannot do is use your figures. You narrow four ways out to the one that fits you, then turn it into three moves in the order they work — free, and yours to keep.
Show me which wayFree. No card, and no account to begin.
This is general information about how these decisions work, not financial, legal or tax advice. Check the numbers against your own situation before you act.