before you take the plunge, in my opinion and i always have one, you have to make sure that you are able to replace the 40 hour $$ and that it covers your bills.
I'd say if you are making in adult 75% of what you make 9-5 you can probably safely make the transistion, since the other 25% would be your savings from transportation, clothing, lunch etc..
having multiple streams of revenue so that if one goes bad, you have replacement. Nothing is secure anymore.. look at the scramble with the 2257s.
