What is your savings rate i.e what % of your pay per month are you able to save while covering your living expenses? Make this % as high as possible by lowering expenses first and if still not sufficient see if you can find something better paying. I'm not sure what you're making at the call center job? Once you have enough saved to cover expenses for a period you deem sufficient just go for it and try getting into what you want to do. If you get low on funds and aren't able to make it work, maybe consider temp work while looking for something to get you back on track.
I'm not really giving advice, that's just what I did and where I am now, haha.
Been thinking about that. Biggest concern is probably paying for insurance. I probably have enough to last a year without dipping into my emergency fund/retirement savings.
I don't care for the job, but I have PTO, insurance, and 401(k) matching. Probably not going to find that in a temp job. Might just stick to this for now if I can find a way to keep my sanity in the midst of it.
I really appreciate the input. Thanks!