What does money mean to you? Work v Life

[topgame85]

Live to work or work to live?

Hypothetical scenario

If you could work 25 hrs a week and make $85k/yr or 40 and make $110k/yr what would you choose? Obviously, hourly, 25 is better per hour. Same time, $2k extra per month, or maybe $1,400 after taxes, is nothing to cough at.

Do you take the money or your time?

[Marigold HD]

My wife makes all the money.

[goduke]

85k and 110k is too small to choose. If you have a family, kids, home, student loans, you are basically just barely getting by so you have to take the more money option. You dont have a choice

I think the option should be 150k or 300k. Thats the fairer question

[cincinnatikid513]

don't get married or have kids

[gauchojake]

You can always make more money if you need it. You can't make more time.

[WireWire]

Good post, I'm taking time 100 times out of 100.

[manny24]

what are we in 2008 ?!?!??!?

get a real job motherfukkers

[Mase of Base]

Well for starters you'd take the job the pays better and work from there, so 25hrs.

[TheMoneyShot]

Live to work or work to live?

Hypothetical scenario

If you could work 25 hrs a week and make $85k/yr or 40 and make $110k/yr what would you choose? Obviously, hourly, 25 is better per hour. Same time, $2k extra per month, or maybe $1,400 after taxes, is nothing to cough at.

Do you take the money or your time?

Personally, I could have a lot of finer things in life... travel more... etc. I'm humble enough to be happy for what I have... and work less amount of time. I feel so many things you see on FB... people look like they are REALLY LIVING IT UP!! But... it's called credit. If they lost their job tomorrow... they don't even have a cushion to last 2 months before going UNDER. What kind of life is that though???

I'd rather have a paid off home... paid off car... money in the bank... and live a conservative life. So, the answer is simple... study how to save money... remove the things that waste your money.... that you get NO ENJOYMENT out of OVERALL. You take the job that you work only 25 hours a week.

But... some people love the life "ON THE GO". They get restless when they feel there's nothing to do... probably make more mistakes during this condition. You just need to understand your do's and don'ts.

I had the life earlier.... that I needed to work 60+ hours a week to pay for everything. You aren't going to have that type of energy at 50 years old. I started losing energy at about 38 years old. You never know when your health is going to slip a bit.

I have friends who make $250,000 a year... their wives spend it on useless sh##. Spends so much... doesn't have dikk in the bank. But on FB it looks like they live like celebrities.... its called high cc debt.

[TheLock]

People still go on Facebook? Wasn’t that hot like 13 years ago?

[TheMoneyShot]

People still go on Facebook? Wasn’t that hot like 13 years ago?

Hey bro... the discussion is over. Didn't you hide from the other thread? Go fukk yourself. You don't need to act like a little bit##. Most libs are though.

[stevenash]

Better to live to work than work lo live.

[topgame85]

85k and 110k is too small to choose. If you have a family, kids, home, student loans, you are basically just barely getting by so you have to take the more money option. You dont have a choice

I think the option should be 150k or 300k. Thats the fairer question

That was sort of the point though. If you can make enough just for the essentials but have more time/freedom, or become a 9-5er but end up in that drone sort of state of just going through the motions until work tomorrow to have a little more money to buy a nicer car, house or material stuff, which side do you prefer.

If salary were double for a little more time I think most it is no question. At 300k could retire early if you live a conservative life and invest well. Then all your time is free.

[topgame85]

Personally, I could have a lot of finer things in life... travel more... etc. I'm humble enough to be happy for what I have... and work less amount of time. I feel so many things you see on FB... people look like they are REALLY LIVING IT UP!! But... it's called credit. If they lost their job tomorrow... they don't even have a cushion to last 2 months before going UNDER. What kind of life is that though???

I'd rather have a paid off home... paid off car... money in the bank... and live a conservative life. So, the answer is simple... study how to save money... remove the things that waste your money.... that you get NO ENJOYMENT out of OVERALL. You take the job that you work only 25 hours a week.

But... some people love the life "ON THE GO". They get restless when they feel there's nothing to do... probably make more mistakes during this condition. You just need to understand your do's and don'ts.

I had the life earlier.... that I needed to work 60+ hours a week to pay for everything. You aren't going to have that type of energy at 50 years old. I started losing energy at about 38 years old. You never know when your health is going to slip a bit.

I have friends who make $250,000 a year... their wives spend it on useless sh##. Spends so much... doesn't have dikk in the bank. But on FB it looks like they live like celebrities.... its called high cc debt.

Yes, can always get credit and live like a rockstar. I agree, many people have borrowed so much they have zero room to maneuver. Bankruptcy is simply a matter of time. Life is short though, and as you said you could have health issues or die tomorrow so I can't blame them for living it up on the banks buck trying to run out the clock.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Once a certain level of comfort and security is obtained, time is far more important than more money.

[garygroundwork]

-You never get married (unless she make or has good money)
-And then you work and make the highest salary you can and get out as quick as possible and retire as soon as you can

[thetrinity]

Once a certain level of comfort and security is obtained, time is far more important than more money.

Most psychologists and sociologists studies show that money won’t make you happier after even the most basic needs are met. So unless you are worried how you will pay the heating bill, the time should be most important

[Hugh Madbrough]

Money, is everyone's girlfriend. She comes, she goes, she comes back. Yao ming. Time never comes back. In my experience I've noticed that when I have money, I spend more. If a friend or family member asks for a loan. I don't think twice. Like Trinity mentioned above money doesn't make you happier. It allows you to buy more material things but once you purchase it, it's on to the next one. I would take the 25/hrs a week or 20 hours/week. With the rest of the time being able to do as I choose.

[slewfan]

Once a certain level of comfort and security is obtained, time is far more important than more money.

This is totally true. I took a promo for 3000 a month more than I was making. I had to move to swingshift. I loved my day shift job. Hated the swingshift position. Paid off my house, bought some property, invested and gave up the position after 5 years. Went back to dayshift for less money.

I was debt free though and still relatively young. I totally enjoy my time and freedom from debt right up until today. I learned to never regret any of my decisions.

In essence, money made my life easier and I'm thankful I was afforded the time to enjoy it.

[Slurry Pumper]

I just spent 2 weeks in a 3rd world nation where I'm sure the guy who was basically assigned to me as a whatever I need guy was making maybe 10,000 a year if he was lucky. Time is always more important than money, so you may be making 15 bucks an hour but your time is more valuable than that. i will always opt for more time than money.

[JayLA]

Let's not kid ourselves, money's important. I know people in South America without money for data on their phones. It's easy to say "money's not important" when you have enough of it.

[eidolon]

This is totally true. I took a promo for 3000 a month more than I was making. I had to move to swingshift. I loved my day shift job. Hated the swingshift position. Paid off my house, bought some property, invested and gave up the position after 5 years. Went back to dayshift for less money.

I was debt free though and still relatively young. I totally enjoy my time and freedom from debt right up until today. I learned to never regret any of my decisions.

In essence, money made my life easier and I'm thankful I was afforded the time to enjoy it.

5 years seems to be the amount of time someone needs to make a major impact in their life if they have a plan.
This is for individuals and companies.

[jackpot269]

This is totally true. I took a promo for 3000 a month more than I was making. I had to move to swingshift. I loved my day shift job. Hated the swingshift position. Paid off my house, bought some property, invested and gave up the position after 5 years. Went back to dayshift for less money.

I was debt free though and still relatively young. I totally enjoy my time and freedom from debt right up until today. I learned to never regret any of my decisions.

In essence, money made my life easier and I'm thankful I was afforded the time to enjoy it.

Your best post ever or at least the best one I've ever read!

[stake1]

I have a balance, family is a priority and yeah cash is king. but at the end of the day, family is always there

[OldBill]

we neeed money to live pay bills buy food etc... im working now but investment strat paying me monthly by jan and every month so i can sit back n collect a few thousand a month and reinvest in sercuities with hihg % like some are at 3%

blew it years ago big win in casino $2500 i should ve started then be penetrating wealthy now no more next big win gets invested

but rather do it by working make like $350 - $450 a week invest half in one stock each month got one strtaed now bought it for $150

so in nove i grab another then dec so they pay every 3 months and the first one pays me n jan then 2nd one pays in feb then 3rd one pays in march with 1st one so after 6months im doubling up every 3 months 2 - 5 thou then more

[flyingillini]

I could write a novel about this topic. If anyone ever want to have a serous in-depth conversation about this, lets talk about this on Zoom. You only have one life, just remember that. You can always make money, you can't get your time back.

[jjgold]

I could write a novel about this topic. If anyone ever want to have a serous in-depth conversation about this, lets talk about this on Zoom. You only have one life, just remember that. You can always make money, you can't get your time back.

great post!!

Do not make money your God it never leads to being happy

[pologq]

for the extra $25K in your scenario i am choosing the money. that is a big difference for me in queens, ny.

if could still live good on the $85K though I am choosing time over the money. i would love less hours and more time for life.

[jackpot269]

Live to work or work to live?

Hypothetical scenario

If you could work 25 hrs a week and make $85k/yr or 40 and make $110k/yr what would you choose? Obviously, hourly, 25 is better per hour. Same time, $2k extra per month, or maybe $1,400 after taxes, is nothing to cough at.

Do you take the money or your time?

40 hours is a long week? I owed side business for 20 years and never had a job that was only 40 hours

[cecil127]

Live within your means (ie: you can’t pay for it with cash you really don’t need it)
&
you’ll never hear a man on his deathbed say “I wish I spent more time at work”

I got the first one down…it’s the second one I’m working on. But that damn phone keeps ringing…

[Nate rasta]

Health over wealth

[jjgold]

Health over wealth

every time

[High3rEl3m3nt]

Tough to choose from those two scenarios.

I will say there’s hope for the ambitious entrepreneurs out there. First two years worked almost 7 days a week building the biz and now I spend somewhere around 25-30 hours a week but try and make every hour spent working on the biz/developing team. Main goal is to live a quality life—time with fam, doing what I want, feeling free, and make great income.

[BrickJames]

Money isn't everything, but it's right up there next to oxygen.

[juicername]

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