“I invested a little bit I took that money I invested basically in in real estate and I created some rental income not not a lot but it was enough that I basically had you know at least the roof over my head is paid off so when I quit even though I'm not going to be making probably nothing my family won't start because I have kids”

Buy boring cash flow before quitting the day job

Before quitting Walmart, Louie parked his senior-director salary into rental properties that covered his mortgage. That floor — not a VC check, not savings burning down — is what made it safe to leave. Get one boring, reliable cash-flow source (rentals, a laundromat, dividends) covering baseline expenses before betting on creative work full-time.