Time VS Money ?

[Dalek Dave]

If you are doubling your salary then it is worth it. But invest the difference, then you can afford to take a lower paid but easier job later and use the investment dividend to keep your lifestyle up.

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[CS2011]

Dalek Dave wrote:

But invest the difference, then you can afford to take a lower paid but easier job later and use the investment dividend to keep your lifestyle up.

That is why you need an accountant friend. Never thought like that. Thanks :-)

[W Balboos GHB]

"Sell all your hours for a handful of dimes" Indeed,we all sell our time for money (directly or indirectly) - but the money's only good if you've the time to enjoy it. There was a suggestion to take the money and get the relaxed (lower pay) job later. Assumes you can get such a job ever again - and diminishes the value of younger years (oddly enough, later always coincides with older). If your current situation is secure (financially and future longevity), I'd think very carefully about giving up what life's all about for a pile of chips.

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[V 0]

it's not worth it, because you won't be able to enjoy the money.

V.

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

Can you ask for a raise at your current job?

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[Rage]

Depends on your current private life. If you still have someone to met, you'll need some free time or you'll end your life as the best geek ever. If you have small kids, time is precious. If no kids or kids are somewhat older, then move.

[devvvy]

so those who don't have kids are dispensable? dev

[Rage]

You'd be surprised at how true this statement is. For instance, friends of mine who don't have children are on the bottom of the priority list for choosing vacation days in their company.

[Septimus Hedgehog]

My wife faced a similar dilemma when she took a job at a hospice after years of unbridled joy working for the NHS. :rolleyes: I told her I'd rather she was happy earning £7K less than be as stressed as a mistreated animal on its way to the abattoir earning £7K more. You'll know what's best for your situation. :)

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[BillWoodruff]

I'd echo the comment made by Rage above, but expand it a bit to include the impact of the job change on whatever your social life is now. Some people, like me, thrive on high-quality time with a few very close friends, the interval between contact may vary, depending. Other people are highly gregarious, and their social life is focused on frequent contact, as in "hanging out," with a wide range of people, or frequent participation in a small group of intimate friends, very frequently. As Rage pointed out, of course it's the impact on your intimate relationships with spouse, or children, that's the heavy-weight factor here. Just try to imagine the impact of this hypothetical change on whatever your social life is now, and evaluate the "social cost" to you compared to higher salary. best, Bill

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