Anyone Have Any Examples of Going With Your Heart/Gut Over the Money and Have No Regrets?

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[Post New]06/02/2022 10:09
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I have a job offer to do something I love for about two thirds of the money I am making now. Right now, I have a great boss but she is retiring and will be replaced by an unknown. Part of the reason I have stayed at the job is this boss because I really have no interest in the work that I do and have no interest in my current particular profession in anymore basically but I stay because it pays the bills and I can do it easily. I came to this revelation over the pandemic while volunteering my time in the evenings and on weekends doing a job similar to the one I have an offer to do. We can take the financial hit as husband makes decent income (has always been the higher earner) and retirement accounts are decent.
[Post New]06/02/2022 10:16
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I’m a hospice chaplain. I can only do this because my DH has a great job with really good benefits. There is no way I could afford to live on my salary. No regrets at all. I feel so lucky to be able to do what I love.
[Post New]06/02/2022 10:20
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Anonymous wrote:I’m a hospice chaplain. I can only do this because my DH has a great job with really good benefits. There is no way I could afford to live on my salary. No regrets at all. I feel so lucky to be able to do what I love.


Wow what an interesting career choice. Do you get depressed - how do you deal with this emotionally?
[Post New]06/02/2022 10:56
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Anonymous
If you can swing it financially then I think it’s a no-brainer. Life is too dang short.
[Post New]06/02/2022 10:59
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Anonymous
Not quite the same thing, I suppose, but I went with my gut in retiring from Biglaw a decade early when I knew that I could easily bring in $1 million a year for that last decade by just going along to get along and phoning it in. To say I have no regrets is an understatement.
[Post New]06/02/2022 11:01
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Anonymous wrote:Not quite the same thing, I suppose, but I went with my gut in retiring from Biglaw a decade early when I knew that I could easily bring in $1 million a year for that last decade by just going along to get along and phoning it in. To say I have no regrets is an understatement.


Must be nice! And at least you have no regrets.
[Post New]06/02/2022 11:03
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Anonymous

We are an ADHD family. We cannot do anything that we aren't passionate about, because otherwise we lose focus and fail. I am teaching my children to pursue careers within their areas of interest, and find workplace situations they can perform well in.

[Post New]06/02/2022 11:15
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not quite the same thing, I suppose, but I went with my gut in retiring from Biglaw a decade early when I knew that I could easily bring in $1 million a year for that last decade by just going along to get along and phoning it in. To say I have no regrets is an understatement.


Must be nice! And at least you have no regrets.


Not only no regrets, but blissful happiness that I did it. I'm finding that retirement costs a lot less than folks might expect -- with college, weddings, housing, etc. out of the way, plus you're not still saving for retirement. I just didn't like the job and didn't need the money. I'm also not one who thinks I need to work forever so my kids can get a big inheritance. They're fine without one.
[Post New]06/02/2022 11:47
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Haha, I have regrets, but I think the dollar amounts make a massive difference (my spouse and I both make five figures). It's not just about maximizing income in the abstract, but your concrete standard of living and how it is impacted.
[Post New]06/02/2022 11:57
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Anonymous wrote:I have a job offer to do something I love for about two thirds of the money I am making now. Right now, I have a great boss but she is retiring and will be replaced by an unknown. Part of the reason I have stayed at the job is this boss because I really have no interest in the work that I do and have no interest in my current particular profession in anymore basically but I stay because it pays the bills and I can do it easily. I came to this revelation over the pandemic while volunteering my time in the evenings and on weekends doing a job similar to the one I have an offer to do. We can take the financial hit as husband makes decent income (has always been the higher earner) and retirement accounts are decent.
Yes, many have no regrets if they aren't struggling financially. I would give the unknown new boss three weeks though. "Unknown" may be just as good, or YOU might be the next boss and feel more needed and challenged.
[Post New]06/02/2022 12:35
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Dropped a career in IT consulting to go back to school and get a masters and teach. 12 years later I still make less than my first day out of undergrad in consulting.

I can still pay my bills, we just live in a townhouse instead of a SFH and drive 10+ year old cars instead of newer models. No regrets, I love my job. If I were stressed about money though I don’t think I could have done it.
[Post New]06/02/2022 12:40
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Anonymous
Did it twice - only have regrets.
[Post New]06/02/2022 12:44
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Anonymous
I quit being an attorney and went to nursing school. It’s hard, exhausting work but I don’t regret changing jobs. And post-pandemic, I’m making way more money than I expected. A lot more.
[Post New]06/02/2022 13:39
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not quite the same thing, I suppose, but I went with my gut in retiring from Biglaw a decade early when I knew that I could easily bring in $1 million a year for that last decade by just going along to get along and phoning it in. To say I have no regrets is an understatement.


Must be nice! And at least you have no regrets.


Not only no regrets, but blissful happiness that I did it. I'm finding that retirement costs a lot less than folks might expect -- with college, weddings, housing, etc. out of the way, plus you're not still saving for retirement. I just didn't like the job and didn't need the money. I'm also not one who thinks I need to work forever so my kids can get a big inheritance. They're fine without one.


To the Biglaw retiree: how do you spend your time now? I am close to pulling the same trigger, and have been thinking about what to do with the free time in between traveling and visiting my children. Start a small business? Start a foundation of some tupe (we have the money to do that), etc? How do you stay sharp, and relevant?
[Post New]06/02/2022 14:41
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Anonymous
I'm a web developer for non-profits. I love the clients we have and what they do, plus my company offers me great flexibility.
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