Sorry to hear you lost your job Iggysick.
Just keep building and submitting those freesites and you won't need another day job
I quit my full time job about 18 months ago with £2000 in savings as backup, but it was worrying with a mortgage and car loan and bills etc. At the time I was only making between $300 to $400 per week from doing this. And now, I average that in a day.
Keep your chin up
Lisa