Potential job offer, but salary decrease

[Anonymous]

My government contracting job is ending at the end of the month and I’m supposed to get a job offer for a completely different field. The downside is, it comes with a $30k salary decrease. I’m a single mom with very high rent. I don’t make six figures, so I’ll definitely feel a $30k cut. It’s more than unemployment, but I’m scared that I won’t be able to afford anything other than rent and my car payment. I’m feeling torn.

[Anonymous]

Take it, but keep looking

[Anonymous]

A salary of $30k less is better than no salary. I mean what are your options besides taking it. If you can’t live on $30k less than you’re making now then you certainly can’t afford to live on nothing.

And you can still keep looking.

[Anonymous]

That's life, unfortunately. Maybe you can also look into relocating? How much child support are you receiving?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's life, unfortunately. Maybe you can also look into relocating? How much child support are you receiving?

Child support? What’s that? Kidding aside, my ex-H is over $30k in the arrears and has been unemployed for over a year. The child support office failed to garnish his check when he was working and now that he’s not, there’s nothing they can do.