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[quote=Anonymous]I went to a top tier undergrad, even more prestigious grad and decided to take a path where my income 5 years out of school night only be $200k and in ten years maybe $300k. I didn't chose the lucrative options where $200k was your first year comp and $1M would be my ten year comp.

I did tips because I realized that I won't die on my deathbed saying "I wish I'd retired with another $2 or $3M." I'll die saying I wished I'd traveled more, seen family more, etc.

It's hard to see my friends take a helicopter to work, flying on gulfstreams, or buying in the hamptons or Tahoe or - as someone did this week - booking a trip to Everest base camp ($18,000) for fun. But I see value on the other end too. It's their wives going to the hamptons, not them. I'm home at 5pm, they start the 2nd half of their day at 5pm. I want to take a weekend in the Bahamas, I can. They can't. The own a lot but work all the time. I don't own as much but I work less.

It's a bit of a struggle not to sometimes question my decision to not pursue the uber-lucrative options, but I'm growing more and more at ease with it. In fact, I told my wife that once I get the next promotion, I probably don't want any more. [/quote]

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