[helen842000]

When you start to experience some break throughs with your SaaS you'll want to quit your job even more than you do now.

When I left my job, in hindsight I did it probably 1 or 2 months too soon. Which makes things difficult. When you feel you've got better things you could be working on - it's all too tempting to just stand up & quit.

The main things I would suggest are

1) Having a solid quitting point and make it realistic. That could be number of paying customers, savings in the bank, whatever fits your budget. When you're having a bad day at your day job, just keep reminding yourself you're still there because it's all part of the plan

2)Use your bootstrapping time wisely. Always plan in advance what needs to be done before you get your bootstrapping time. Whether that's making a list before bed, in your lunch hour etc you'll get the most out of your evening work times.

3)Stay social, bootstrapping time and family time should be of equal importance. Often you find when you're stuck on a problem, taking a break means you come back to your product with fresh eyes.

[PonyGumbo]

I couldn't have said this better myself. The more I made from my side project, the more it magnified everything I hated about my day job.