And sadly, I'm far from overpaid (you can probably guess my industry in 1-2 guesses now. Not like I keep it secret on this profile to begin with). I really do want to do my own work without being binded to corporate whiplash, but I still have a mortgage and car to pay off. And I need to rebuild my 6 months savings after the current year of layoff.

I'm going to start laying down the foundations on the side next year, but I see at least 5 more years before I can even consider jumping off.