How big of a factor is money...

[Ladogaboy]

in relation to what you do for a living?

I mean, are you happy with what you do as a job simply because of how much you get paid for it, or would you still keep your same job even if it meant only being able to afford the barest essentials?

[Sir_Froggy]

does this have something to do with the new show on fox? Joe Millionaire?


money should be enough to be part of the middle class, of course some left over for retirement

[Chinpoko_Mon]

Depends on your definition of barest essentials...

For some people it may be.. "I need to have a 60" Plasma TV"....

[JackHammer]

The only reason why I am staying with my company is the money they are paying me.

[mcs328]

I earn enough money if I live frugally to save up for a house. I like my job and the ppl I work with. My salary should be more according to www.salary.com but it isn't. And in this economy a job in hand is worth 10 in newsprint.

[TERRIBLETOM]

Living only four miles from work if that, a merely 12 minute ride, this may have something to do with it. I don't mind at all getting up on a Monday morning and heading off to work. I like my job and what I do, I look at everyone else on a Monday morning there and they all look miserable, is this a life to lead? I had a work related accident about 15 years ago that set me back, at least two years I would bet. I had cut about an inch or so off the tip of one of my finger, this set me back quite a bit, I wonder where I would have been today if this had not of happened, I know that I surely could have been making quite a substantial bit more than I am now if this hadn't of happened. I do not dwell on that much though, well I try not too, but I managed my life and money right and now there is no where I would rather be...

[oblongmelon]

MSC238 I sent you a PM. -please go read it.

[kimchicowboy]

i don't know if a part-time job counts in this thread, but do wish that my job had the opportunity for raises. but since it doesn't, i'm quite content with my job and its pay. i love my boss and coworkers. the work itself can be tedious, but interacting with my coworkers definitely makes it more lively.

[InfiniteNothing]

Originally posted by TERRIBLETOM
Living only four miles from work if that, a merely 12 minute ride, this may have something to do with it. I don't mind at all getting up on a Monday morning and heading off to work. I like my job and what I do, I look at everyone else on a Monday morning there and they all look miserable, is this a life to lead? I had a work related accident about 15 years ago that set me back, at least two years I would bet. I had cut about an inch or so off the tip of one of my finger, this set me back quite a bit, I wonder where I would have been today if this had not of happened, I know that I surely could have been making quite a substantial bit more than I am now if this hadn't of happened. I do not dwell on that much though, well I try not too, but I managed my life and money right and now there is no where I would rather be...

Got|Prozac? ;-)



I think alot of people say money isn't important but alot of them are lying to themselves. Money is always atleast a factor. I'm still struggling with the question of how important is money and job security. I have a dream job which would be hard to get (being a singer j/k, I want to test cars for an industry like Consumer Reports) and then I have a job that I'm heading towards (Chemical Engineering related). I'm not sure where I'm going with this. I guess my answer is I don't know

[whitak24]

Originally posted by Ladogaboy
in relation to what you do for a living?

I mean, are you happy with what you do as a job simply because of how much you get paid for it, or would you still keep your same job even if it meant only being able to afford the barest essentials?
hmmmm.....

good question.

right now, i make exactly 50% of what i did at my old consulting job.

does it suck? yes (although my taxes and some expenses are much lower, which isn't making the budget pinch as bad. but it still sucks to not have money to spnd whenever i want to).

but on the other hand, i'm happy at my current job. quite honestly, if my old company (or another company that did similar work) called me today and offered me a job at my old salary, i wouldn't go back. it's just not worth it to be bored out of my mind.

but i really wouldn't mind making a little more money here....

[cheapie]

Originally posted by mcs328
I earn enough money if I live frugally to save up for a house. I like my job and the ppl I work with. My salary should be more according to www.salary.com but it isn't. And in this economy a job in hand is worth 10 in newsprint.

well...i didn't think my job was as good as it appears to be. i tried to find an accurate description of my job and it looks as though i make more than twice as much as the 75th percentile in my classification. i guess it's cuz we're an old school company that really hasn't been hurt all that badly by the dot bombs.

[WhiskeyPapa]

I used to think that money was no object, that I could do something I loved even if I didn't make much money.

I used to work in radio. That was lots of fun. I always thought the best job in the world would be to work at a Christian radio station. Well, I got my chance about 6 years ago. I packed up my family (wife + 5 kids) and moved to a new city to earn $19,000 per year (half my salary at the time.)

I quickly found out that we could not make it work on that salary. I started taking part-time evening jobs to make ends meet. After a short time I really started resenting my job, I mean I really started to hate it.

So now I work as a computer programmer. I love programming. Not as much as radio, but I do love it.

So even though money isn't everything - it is still important.

[mcs328]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
I used to think that money was no object, that I could do something I loved even if I didn't make much money.

I used to work in radio. That was lots of fun. I always thought the best job in the world would be to work at a Christian radio station. Well, I got my chance about 6 years ago. I packed up my family (wife + 5 kids) and moved to a new city to earn $19,000 per year (half my salary at the time.)

I quickly found out that we could not make it work on that salary. I started taking part-time evening jobs to make ends meet. After a short time I really started resenting my job, I mean I really started to hate it.

So now I work as a computer programmer. I love programming. Not as much as radio, but I do love it.

So even though money isn't everything - it is still important.

I think I agree with your situation. I would love to do whatever it is if it supported me and lifestyle. But when you got other ppl, the job needs to support you and the ones relying on you. So you should make enough to get by and then some. Breaking even is minimum but who knows what might come up and you can't plan for.

[x1337xD335C1P13x]

Consider this, to many that are rich, anything other than Franklins:cool: and (person on $50 bill's goes here) is chump change, they buy things because THEY CAN or if they want it. the middle class arent as spending, but they dont always get what they want, only the needs. :( the poor, sometimes cant even get the needs. Money corrupts people because it gives them power. a Partial factor of the Vietnam war? OIL. MONEY. Why does Bush want afghanistan? :( OIL. MONEY. I believe that money is a big factor that controls people.

[latingirl]

Yes, money is important. Especially when it comes to being compensated by a corporation for working your butt off. If they want me to bust my butt, they must pay me well.

But I was reading a book called "Jesus, Entreprenuer" and it was talking about people who left well paying, high profile jobs to do what they love or to make a living at something that actually contributes to society which of course resulted in less pay and no glamour. In "making a difference", they became much happier people.

I'm learning that doing what you love or what you are gifted to do is much more important than a sizeable paycheck. And usually if you have a passion for doing something, it generally works. You just have to work hard, persevere and don't lose faith. If you have a vision, go for it. Shoot, If you read "about us" I think that's how this website got started.

(unless of course, you are a parent of 9 kids...I would say that that's a chosen profession in itself :P )

[cheapie]

my solution is to work a job that pays very well and i don't mind doing. there are other things i'd rather do but wouldn't be as lucrative and i have a responsibility to provide my family with a good living. i do a lot of volunteer work on the side which gives me a lot of fulfillment that i might otherwise lack.

[nickel]

yeh, money is part of the reason i stay in my profession. what i do is very repetitious, but i also get to help people so that's another reason i keep doing what i do. i get paid about a 1/4 of a 100 spot per hour, and i'm not sure there is another field i could or would want to get into where i would knock down that much.

[mcs328]

Well...I say if you're young then take your lumps and work at jobs you may not love but gives you money to live on and get by. You got to start somewhere and as time and experience grows then you can steer and sail into something you would like or love to do with the right price tag.