Careers: Money or happiness?

This is where being a traditionalist (and being married to one) benefits me greatly. I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but happiness comes before money with me - waaaaayyyy before money - and because my husband is the "breadwinner" in our household, I have the luxury of choice where he does not.

Of course it would be ideal to have both, but if I really had to choose one it would be happiness over money any day.

Thinking about this really makes me sad because lately I've been pressuring him to stay with his current job as an Army officer (which he hates) instead of going back to his civilian job in pharmaceutical sales (which he loves), since he makes so much more money in the Army. Being a man must really suck sometimes. =/

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Shenlon

Money=Happiness ^_^
Unless of course the job is taking your pride then I'd take another one ~_~

Not true. My hubby and I broke into the six digits for the first time ever this year, and he absolutely detests his job, not to mention the fact that he hasn't lived at home with us for two years now. The money is great, but it doesn't keep you warm at night.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

This is where doing things in the right order is important. When you have no one depending on you except yourself, it's much easier to quit a job that you're unsatisfied with. But for those of you saying that if you ever get to the point where you hate your job you'll just quit, I say that's pretty unrealistic. Because by the time you're 30-ish, you're most likely going to have a family that depends on you and you're not going to be able to just up and quit your job because you don't like it anymore.

If you're young and single with no kids and you hate your job, NOW is the time to get out of it. Do something you love now while you still can and forget about making tons of money. You'll have the rest of your life to do that.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by CetteHamsterLa

Money is of very little importance to me as I ascribe to the idea that as long as you have a roof over your head, plenty to eat, and people that love you you're set. So honestly as long as we can eat well and pay the bills I'm good. What's the point grinding yourself into a wreck to get money that you can't even enjoy because what you do brings you down so much? Besides people can live well on a lot less than you'd think if you run things correctly.

That is so true! People think they "need" state of the art cell phones, satellite TV and designer shoes, but those things are just extras. The "keeping up with the Joneses" attitude is why everyone has kids they don't see, mortgages they can't afford and credit card debt that they will most likely never pay off.

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