Thanks for all your input girls  ... Not quite sure how it got off topic with a sarcastic comment about how I'll be paying taxes (as if I'm not!) There was nowhere in my post that asked for advice on taxes but thank you for your irrelevant input I thought it was assumed we should all be paying taxes, I shouldn't need to state whether I am or not.

Back to what I originally asked advice on, it's pleasing to find you've all had positive experiences making that jump! I'll definitely take the advice of making sure I have some savings behind me first. I currently have ZILCH. Totally sensible, of which I sometimes am not!  I've had a few hugely STRESSFUL days at work recently and in situations like that I just feel like giving up with no real thought into what the circumstances will be, I just want to RUN. After some thought, I'm going to grin and bear the full time job alongside building those savings up! I'll aim for 1-3 clients a week and I may even look for a part-time job if I get busier client-wise. Building it up slowly seems the sensible thing to do.

Regarding the couple of you that mentioned gaining some skills too, this did cross my mind and is something I could consider if I did venture into becoming self-employed. Apart from GCSE's I don't have any other qualifications and I'd definitely have the time to fit a course in around managing clients if I did decided to quit the full time job.

A part-time job is a great idea too, my family wouldn't need to know the hours I worked... Definitely something I could try!

Thank you so much everyone it's all been really helpful (more is welcome of course!)

If you really dislike your civie job I'd say go for it!! I've worked in the industry for a good few years now (+worked full time for 2.5years) and although it has its ups and downs, the ups generally outweigh the downs! Like it's been mentioned this is a particularly quiet time of year so if you can I'd get a bit of savings behind you and then go for it!!

We all have quiet days but we all have good days as well! As long as you put a bit away in savings (which I've only just started doing lol) you should be good to go!!  xxx

I think it depends on a few things
Are you offering incalls now or only outcalls and how is it going for you
Just because your more available by giving up your job it won’t mean your busier because you have more time
How long have you been doing this
If your relatively new you probably still have that new girl vibe. But this generally wears off for you and the punters so then you may have to reconsider how busy you will be if this happens

I only offer outcalls unless I have the time to book a hotel to take incalls. If I were to quit my civvy job I'd consider finding a permanent flat to rent to take incalls from eventually. But until then I would take incalls from hotels or apartments.

I gave up professional civvy street (education sector) 5 years ago and remember I asked the very same question on Saafe.

I have had a few hairy moments (no pun intended) but I have always paid my bills and I love my freedom. If irregular income is acceptable and you can live with the freedom this profession brings, you will thrive.

Good luck!

The way I see it: usually the average income of a civy job is £100 a day. I rather have 1 client for 1hr, than work my ass of for a few hours and get treated badly.

Sometimes i would reconsider having a part-time job becausd this job isnt guaranteed, but then I am like naaaaaahhhh  i cant work £8/hr anymore lol

I'm not sure that the equivalent of £26k a year is average for most civvy jobs, that seems quite high to me but I don't live in an expensive area. And for anyone working at £8 an hour that's a 12 and a half hour day to earn £100 a day, I think lots of people work full time for a lot less than £100 a day. Fair to say of course it depends what you do and where you live of course so for some this may be average.

Either way, escorting comes in as a good option if that's what you want. Advantages and disadvantages to both of course but perhaps the potential with escorting is higher than many civvy jobs, and the potential to work less hours for the same money as full time work.

I agree I personally like having a non-prostitute other working life for all the benefits of having a truthful personal synopsis to give at parties, having no cv gaps etc but the good thing about escorting is that it can give you the space and time to figure out and do what you want other than just what you can get to pay the bills; studying, internships, creative or new business projects are all plausible if you have the desire and aptitude because as long as you’re sensible with money  you don’t need to work buckets of hours to earn the basic living. Good time management skills are a help also!

I've had some very good advice on Here and I didn't give up my civvy job due to high  outgoings
I go through phases where I hate my civvy job and wish to feel liberated doing my own  thing.
I don't get enough clients to even think about  doing it full time as I did  few weeks off sick as an experiment .