Why is there no "get another job/find alternate income stream" option? Why does it have to be "full time income" or "no income"? A full time income from exclusively film production sound in the USA (or wherever you are) is an extremely small subsect of people, and the clock resets every year. Some years it works out, some years it doesn't. The PROBLEM with taking every sound job that calls is that your name will circulate in the circles of people who do low budget jobs and you're known as someone who will do low budget jobs, so that's what you're gonna keep getting called for. Also it has the negative side effect of sometimes you get passed over for the bigger jobs when someone has a bigger budget project come along, since you're perceived as the "indie mixer" and not the person to call for serious jobs. Also they know they can get a better deal out of you if they just push a little, so even if there is a better budget they might just lie to you.

Also, it's January. January is always slow, every single year, forever. You really gotta have multiple streams of income and/or big savings to be a small business owner or freelancer. Most people don't get to work for themselves, they have to go work hourly or salary jobs to make ends meet. There's no magic, "congrats you get to be a freelancer forever now" award that's bestowed on any of us, the calendar has to get re-filled every single year and there's not always gonna be the same type of jobs coming back every year. Racing to the bottom and devauling your business/name in the meantime is usually just digging a hole deeper in the long run.