How many times have you been at work thinking that you would love to just go freelance and just quit now? Maybe you really love what you are doing but are tired of watching your boss benefit from your work while you make peanuts for it. No matter what your reason for wanting to quit now, there might be a way to give your boss a pink slip and just quit working for someone else.

Maybe you should consider trying freelance work. A growing number of people find that they can quickly earn as much money working part-time doing freelance jobs as they make working full-time for their current employer.

Think you don't have a skill to market as a freelancer? Think again. There are many in-demand jobs ready for new freelance writers, bloggers, virtual assistants, home typists and more.

It is even getting easier to market your availability for freelance jobs or services. Thanks to the internet, you can easily find enough business to kick start your new work-at-home career. Some good freelance website communities, like GoFreelance, have thousands of jobs in their database and can send you daily emails of projects and hot jobs for all types of freelance work.

By becoming a freelance professional, you can give yourself the ability to just quit! Just leave that crazy job. Once you have replaced your income, you can just keep doing freelance work part-time and use your new free time to enjoy life or increase to full time and use your new income to enjoy a whole new lifestyle. That is entirely up to you.

So if you really want to leave the rat race and become your own boss this year, make a plan and make it happen. No matter what your motivations or goals may be, finding freelance work may bring your dreams of giving that boss a pink slip closer to reality.