Don't try to row in two boats with each of your legs on each of the boat. You will never reach a destination, you will encounter an accident in the middle way. You should either focus on education or focus on working. What ever you choose to do, you will need education. Education will help you build skills and knowledge. Without education you cannot earn well. You might argue that a lot of college dropouts have built a multi billion dollar business. Unless you are exceptionally talented and are studying in a prestigious, that is not possible. Are you talented like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg? Your focus should be on education. If working is your compulsion, you need to st least complete basic education, such as complete the high school, or at least go to college, even if you cannot graduate. If you want to focus on work, you need skills, mainly professional skills. I know a 19 years old boy who is earning as a ethical hacker, he is a high school dropout. He learned hacking on his own. You need to be talented like this boy. I also know a man who built a bug business without going to a college.