[PragmaticPulp]

> Edit: I've savings already as I plan to buy a new home (I'm in Argentina, we buy it cash, no mortgage). I need three more months of salary to accomplish the home budget.

This is a significant last-minute edit. There's a lot of good advice throughout this thread, but I would suggest waiting until you've completed the home purchase and settled in before considering the jumping to freelance. It's only a few more months and you'll have a much better understanding of any issues and unexpected expenses of the new home.

Beyond that, you need to make sure that you can do the process of networking, selling your services, cultivating a pipeline of clients, and collecting from clients who don't pay on time. Doing the work is only half of the battle when you're a freelancer. If you don't excel at the business side, you might not enjoy it after you run out of immediate contacts with work for you to do.

[ljm]

This is true. I can't speak to the process of buying a home in Argentina but buying a house and moving is a significant change, and leaving your job to go self-employed is another significant change.

Finish the home project before you commit to the self-employment project. Your full-time job is a safety net you won't have when you first go contract.

No harm in putting feelers out meanwhile though, networking and making yourself known in relevant circles. Worst case is that you end up with more full-time job prospects and not freelance ones.