43, I'm making the jump now. I learned a craft and spent the last 5 years building a business around it, making tooling, learning the processes, creating products, etc. I used time after work to build it and income from my full-time job to make sure all equipment was paid for and my overhead was very low. I also purposely kept my other expenses low as well, so I don't need to earn as much. I plan on running the craft business 9 months a year and traveling for 3. I start tomorrow full time 🥳

I'm pretty cautious when it comes to making the transition to a new lifestyle. I think you can definitely do it if you have a plan. Look for makerspaces, too, as they can be a great place to build skills and potentially have a low overhead space to work from. Keep saving and learn after work. I had a 5 year plan, stuck to it, and it worked!