First of all... you should have never quitted your job unless you are established on steemit, NOT when you are starting. Its normal for many of us to get next to nothing starting out and I understand your struggles. Its unfair but lets be honest here.... the reason, everyone of us started low but not everyone will make it on steemit unless they stay consistent and find new ways to put their content out there:

Before you leave, you should read this... and let me know if you have done all of the following I did before, I am on the same boat but I am still working cause I need a cashflow until I can make stable money outside of work, thats what you need to understand:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@denoxblogger/how-to-build-success-on-steemit-starting-up