to be honest i have a similar idea but as many said its not as easy as it sounds , don't quit your dayjob unless you have setup a core online business that won t fall if you quit your day job , the dayjob will provide you will a bit of investment you have to put when you start a fresh site
I like being self employed......being free and the internet is a collectors paradice and you can find affiliate companys that you like instead of ones you don't like. But it takes advisers and forums to develope resources and to establish a purpose