My job will end next week

If you're not interested in taking up a regular 9-5 job and at the same time don't feel you have any business ideas worth pursuing, I would try landing some consulting/freelancing gigs moving forward.

It'll give you some more freedom to pursue side projects while keeping some money coming in on a regular basis. Furthermore, doing it right the money can be very good (if you're able to land the proper gigs) plus you'll be working on different, hopefully interesting projects giving you wider experience.

I decided a long time ago 9-5 jobs weren't for me and until my business was profitable and sustainable, I was doing consulting work for a number of years.

Sterkte!

I'm in a similar boat, but not quite, because I chose to leave specifically to spend time working on my side project. It was not an easy choice, and it still isn't.

What I do have though, is a plan. I have a few month's worth of savings that will help get through the next few months, and during that time I get to finish my project and hopefully turn it into a product/business.

What happens after that? I don't know, but the one thing I do know is that I needed to do this.

I didn't mean to make this about me, but my point is that I know how scary it is, but as long as you have a financial plan for at least a month or two, then why not?

If it doesn't work out, there's still the possibility of going back to work for someone else. But if you never do it, you might be stuck wondering "what if?"

To keep going for as long as you can untill you have that profitable side project, I would cut all of the unnecessary spending you do at the moment (cut anything you don't really need, think subscriptions; Netflix, Spotify, etc, etc) think taking the cheaper piece of meat instead of the expensive steak, etc,etc. You'll want to get your outgoing cash flow as small as you can get it so you can use your savings for a longer period (even if it ends up giving you an extra month, that'll be worth it.)

Take some time writing down things you find annoying in your previous job, maybe from this you'll get an idea for a side project.

That's what I would do to start out! :)

To be honest, my present situation is the same as yours. I left my job last week and i have no income at present. Due to hating 9-5, i decide not to seek a job and i hope i can start a side project.Though i have not thought of an idea, i will not discourage myself.I think you should have confidence at first and believe in yourself, then take actions to try something.

Do you have wife/kids? If not, this sounds like a perfect time to pack up, and move to South-East Asia or a place like that, where expenses are low, and then take time to figure out what you want to do. Travel the world, enjoy your time for a while. You'd wish you did it later, but you would have a lot less time.

Well first and foremost, I didn't expect (at all) to have such comments! Thank you all :)

To give more context, I'm single and an expat. I'm from Italy, and I'm not thinking about going back at the moment. So the first thing is that I want to keep my place and have a roof as long as possible.
Furthermore, as many of you have guessed :) I'm a software developer.
And to give more context, today I got a job offer and of course, the salary is not what I was expecting, so I've to think about it and either try to negotiate or saying no and continuing to search.

But I've got some good suggestions from you guys!
And to give (again) more context, I think a better idea is to share what I'm about to build :) Maybe in a different post

Have you thought about the possibility of doing part-time work, doing consulting work, or drastically reducing your expenses? https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/945746035099418624

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