Start your company
To OP:
File the paperwork to have a company/tax ID, that is the first step. Get it done now.
Go find a client in your current line of business, charge them a rate double your current pay. Don't think about this, don't negotiate, just go do it.
You'll find that having an absolute moron for a customer instead of a boss is both highly tolerable and highly profitable. If you listen to their drivel and still deliver a successful project, they will beat down your door to pay you more.
Next, become a tax genious, and start avoiding income taxes by leveraging your business.
To OP:
File the paperwork to have a company/tax ID, that is the first step. Get it done now.
Go find a client in your current line of business, charge them a rate double your current pay. Don't think about this, don't negotiate, just go do it.
You'll find that having an absolute moron for a customer instead of a boss is both highly tolerable and highly profitable. If you listen to their drivel and still deliver a successful project, they will beat down your door to pay you more.
Next, become a tax genious, and start avoiding income taxes by leveraging your business.