re: Anyone ever leave a great job to start a business?

I'm in acct/finance at a large org, material ownership is out of the question.

No, the new biz would be unrelated, but would almost certainly utilize skills I have gathered in thus far. Like I said, haven't finalized a plan BC I'm just not there yet, haven't really decided what to do, but there are a few things that would be low investment that I could make money from.

The thing is, if I would start doing something else, I would really just want to commit to it. In other words, the types of things I could do part time aren't exactly what I'm after. I'm not simply looking for extra cash, it would be more of a lifestyle change.

Wife's income is solid and she is definitely on board with whatever makes me happy. Let's just say that external factors are not really a cause for concern in the decision; the question really is do I stay on this path for the sake of certainty, and get very little job satisfaction, or do I take a risk and get out of my comfort zaone , so I that the hours I work are more meaningful. I hope that makes sense.