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What do you guys think about people that want to make really good money. I was talking to a fellow person in my industry and he was like man I could make 125k with company X. I said well how many hours you gotta work. He says probably around 55 to 60. Well, to me if you're making 125k working 55 hrs a week you're doing good. This is working for someone else not your own business. Maybe it's just me but that ain't bad. I don't come from high brow money so this is good to me.
I wonder how important money is to people on this board especially at the expense of personal time. The older I get I would rather make less and have more personal time.
I agree with you. At some point, your time IS money. And the money you get out is not worth the money you put in.
My DH works a lot of extra hours, and sometimes I just put my foot down and say, what the hell for? we don't need the money so forget about it, the time with your kids is more important than money we don't need......
Once you have your basic needs met, plus a sufficient amount left over for reserves, what more do you need.
Last year was my best year financially and good by most peoples standards. I went too hardcore though and incurred much greater stress, which hasn't been good for me.
I intend to take abit of a step back this year. Your health is the most important thing you have always remember that.
They haven't printed enough money for me to have enough. In the summer I work 70 to 85 hours a week. Then I take winters off, with the exception of warranty work. This was a odd week, I made over $5000 thawing water systems. I typically would not have done that.
Yeah, but I think the numbers have to shift for doctors, long story strait these numbers aren't crap for a doctor.
Well, it is not necessarily the monetary numbers but the hours involved...he works more than he has to at this point...but he loves it...most of the time...
Much of it depends upon where you are, since in NYC, top administrative assistants can pull down six figures. I grew up with a father who worked long hours, and now that he claims to be semi-retired, he only works nine hours a day. For myself, I have found that I am happier when not working 80+ hours and traveling constantly, since it's just not that fun after a while.
There does come a point where enough is enough, however, and one has to reassess priorities. Losing a great relationship, twice (same woman), is something that I can see now that I traded, subconsciously, but it was a different situation since I was a partner in a firm that was going through a heavy growth and acquisition phase. Unfortunately, while she had a great job, she had regular-ish hours, about 45 or so a week, with limited travel, so she was often left waiting, a result of my workload. That took its toll after a while, since the time factor is what drove us apart in the end.
55 hours for $125k is not terribly bad, but it's nearly equivalent to having 1.5 reular jobs (60 hours a week). It does represent a trade-off, but if one can strike a balance between work and life, it has potential. If it comes down to making a choice between the two, however, the trade-offs are not worth it in the end since money cannot replace happiness.
Money is worth nothing compared to the time spent on a job you don't enjoy. Work your long hours for years, save up a couple $million; then, when the doctor says you only have 3 months to live, tell me what you'd pay for an extra 3 months. Or, after your SO dies, tell me what you'd pay to have them back for a few hours.
Your life is worth more than any amount of money you can ever accumulate. Earn (and save) enough money to enjoy a good life and not a penny more.
I don't know how any of this relates to relationships.
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