I am leaving a six figure job at the end of the month. The issue with what you say is that six figure jobs are usually all encompassing. You work all the time. There just isn't enough time to work a six figure job and do much of significance on the side. Law, finance, medicine and even 6 figure hacking jobs... The one constant all of these share is: unpaid overtime.

That said, if you DO have a six figure job where you only have to work 40 hours a week or less, staunch is actually right...you have lucked out and should hold on to that job until your side project takes off.