So I was thinking about my career and was wondering what you guys would do:

1) Stay at current career and make b/w 120-170K working 70-80 hours a week. I am 80% satisfied with what I am doing but obviously have no real life outside of work (no kids or wife).

or

2) Move to another job making b/w 60-70K a year working 40 hours a week. But I would be 100% satisfied with the work. This career is more prestigous and wont burn me out after 20+ years.

Opinions? Anyone else go through what I am going through?

 

Work less, play more.

 

70-80 hours? wow! how do you pull that off?

I'll say choice #2...

 

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

(but you would have a kickass retirement fund )

I'd say if you are feeling burnt out, it's not bad idea to check out other career choices. you only live once, and you can't take it with you.

 

work less would mean no more Cayman S.

 

I'm in a similar predicament. I prefer work now, buy toys, save money, build up nest egg. Then later slow down.

 

work less. if there's a hobby you enjoy, you might be able to turn it into a business and work even less and get paid even more.

 

Do it for a couple more years, save up like crazy, then move on to option number 2

 

I vote #2

 

The world doesn't revolve around money and as long as you can live comfortably I would always settle for happiness over more money. More money may buy you more things but if you have no-one to share them with, what is the point.

Some people live to work whilst others work to live, try to find the middle ground.