SNAP, medicaid, foodbanks... plus don't risk what you cant afford to lose, beyond your own time.

I'm not saying go take $100K loan and buy a warehouse of t-shirts hoping they sell.

I'm saying use your time to create products and services which you sell and keep 100% of your delivered value (assuming you price well), rather than sharing the profit margin with your bosses hierarchy. From there you can begin to employ others, potentially simultaneously funding others' escape from the rat race too.