I told myself that if I reached a certain level of monthly income - I would quit my day job and do istock full-time. I've since reached that level and exceeded it- but I keep my day job. I now work 4 days a week and take Fridays off... to be used for iStock or my personal business.
As tempting as it is to go full-time iStock, it's a great feeling to have the stability of my job (which I can go back to full-time with 30 days notice) and the benefits, in addition to iStock income. I also am giving wedding photography a serious go... this year has been great. With a new mortgage and still some student loans to pay for, it feels good to have 3 sources of income.
These days I tell myself again, if I add 50% to my current iStock income, I'll call it quits, but we'll see if I actually follow through when that happens.
