[viscanti]

Is there anything stopping you from doing both? Can you work a "normal" job during the day, and code at night? What's your business background (that makes you a "business guy")?

I found that when I was just learning to code, I wasn't able to absorb more than 2 or 3 hours of material every day. It would have been a waste of time for me to "just" do that. Working a "normal" job during the day could help you extend your runway a bit. It really depends on where you are right now skill wise. There can be a lot to learn about launching a SaaS, much more if you still need to develop a viable idea. Affiliate marketing is fairly well arbitraged. People make money there, but there can be a costly learning curve up front (you'll be spending a lot more than you make until you figure some things out).

Lots of places around the country are hiring developers. Depending on your skill level, that could be a viable path. You could spend the next month or two learning/networking and put yourself in a good position there. A lot of things depend on what you can already do, and not knowing that, it's hard to say exactly what you should do.

[throwbackme]

1.5 year business degree, with some side-"businesses" on my own (i.e. needed a bike, asked the shop owner whether I could re-design his homepage, he agreed, I outsourced the job and got the bike at 95% reduced price).

I do have (simple) ideas for possible Saas Apps (who doesn't? :) ) - but I'm not sure whether I can make them work financially, so I'm kinda trying to estimate my chances before diving in too deep.

[diolpah]

Sounds like you have a very solid skillset at such things as getting kicked out of school for excessive partying, and being a middle-man who produces no actual value yourself.

You may want to look into the burgeoning field of management consulting, or possibly sales.

[throwbackme]

I didn't get kicked out for excessive partying.